Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns and disfigurement after hot drinks ...

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 ...

The scalding hot tea spilled into Michael Garcia's lap during a drive-thru handoff in 2023, leaving him with permanent damage ...

"The barista working the window negligently failed to properly 'seat' or 'secure' one of the hot drinks into a drink carrier ... Starbucks has disputed the verdict, and the Seattle-based coffee ...

The incident occurred on February 8, 2020, when the delivery driver suffered severe burns at a Los Angeles Starbucks drive-through after a barista failed to properly secure a hot drink.

Coffee giant Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million ... a barista can be seen placing three beverages into a drink carrier at a Starbucks pickup window before handing it to Garcia.

The coffee giant plans to appeal the verdict. The New York Times received a statement from Starbucks over the weekend, which stated: “We disagree with the jury’s decision that we were at fault ...