Starbucks ordered to pay delivery driver $50 million

A jury awarded a delivery driver burned by Starbucks tea $50 million
A California man filed the complaint against Starbucks in 2020 after hot tea spilled on his lap. Starbucks said it plans to appeal.
Starbucks Ordered To Pay $50 Million to Man Burned by Hot Tea in Drive-Thru Incident
Starbucks was ordered to pay Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who was burned by hot tea in a California drive-thru, $50 million, a Los Angeles jury decided on March 14, 2025. The coffeehouse chain plans to appeal the verdict,
Starbucks To Pay $50M In Lawsuit Filed Over Hot Tea Burning Delivery Driver
A Los Angeles delivery driver has won a lawsuit lawsuit against Starbucks after a spill at one of the company’s California locations left him severely burned. A Los Angeles County jury ruled in his favor on Friday,
Man awarded $50 million after Starbucks hot tea causes permanent disfigurement
Michael Garcia was picking up a Postmates delivery when the drink spilled in his lap, causing third-degree burns to his penis, groin and inner thighs.
Starbucks ordered to pay $50 million to delivery driver burned by hot drink
A jury on Friday awarded a delivery driver $50 million in damages after he suffered third-degree burns while picking up an improperly secured drink at a Starbucks drive-through in Los Angeles, the driver’s attorneys said.
Starbucks Loses $50 Million Lawsuit After Customer Suffers Severe Tea Burns
Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million after a customer suffered severe burns from a spilled tea at a California drive-thru.
LA delivery driver wins $50 million in Starbucks lawsuit after suffering severe burns from hot tea
A California jury has awarded $50 million to delivery driver Michael Garcia, who suffered life-altering burns when a Starbucks tea spilled on his lap at a drive-through. The Los Angeles County jury ruled in favor of Garcia on Friday after he endured skin grafts and multiple medical procedures due to the injuries sustained from the scalding-hot beverage.
Delivery driver awarded $79m after spilling Starbucks tea on his lap
The global coffeehouse chain was accused of breaching its duty of care after its staff did not fully push the drink into its takeaway tray.
California man wins $50 million in lawsuit over burns from Starbucks tea
A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through.
LA man wins $50M after Starbucks tea spilled on his lap — leaving his genitals burned, disfigured
Delivery driver Michael Garcia underwent skin grafts and other procedures after a piping hot Starbucks tea spilled in his crotch area on Feb. 8, 2020.
Starbucks ordered to pay $50 million to delivery driver burned by hot beverage
A jury in California on Friday ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million in damages to a delivery driver who was severely burned by an improperly secured lid on hot beverages.
L.A. man scalded by Starbucks drinks is awarded $50 million
Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns and disfigurement after hot drinks ...
Starbucks hit with $50 million fine for spilled drink injury
A California jury Friday imposed a $50 million fine on Starbucks in the case of a delivery driver burned by a scalding cup of ...