California Jury Awards $50M to Starbucks Burn Victim
A Los Angeles jury awarded $50 million to Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who suffered severe burns when hot water spilled on him at a Starbucks drive-through in 2020. The jury unanimously found Starbucks 100% liable and ruled 11-1 that Garcia bore no negligence. His lawyers argued that the spill caused life-altering injuries, while Starbucks…