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Starbucks Ordered to Pay $50 Million After Delivery Driver Suffers Severe Burns from Hot Tea Spill

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Starbucks Ordered to Pay $50 Million After Delivery Driver Suffers Severe Burns from Hot Tea Spill

A California jury has ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million in damages to Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who suffered severe burns when hot tea spilled into his lap. The incident occurred in February 2020 at a Starbucks drive-through in Los Angeles County.

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Garcia, working as a Postmates driver at the time, was picking up a customer's order, which included three venti-sized "Medicine Ball" teas—a blend of hot teas, lemonade, and honey. According to the lawsuit, a Starbucks barista negligently failed to secure one of the. . .

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