I happen to agree with other commenters that Starbuck’s coffees/teas are overpriced and overrated. Nevertheless, it disgusts me that someone would try to collect from a big-business entity because it may have what plaintiffs’ lawyers refer to as “deep pockets”, over a spilled hot-beverage incident. Betcha this guy’s lawyer wouldn’t have accepted his case if it involved a tiny independent local coffee shop rather than a major retailer . . . (at least not on a contingent fee basis).
I hope Starbucks and their insurers don’t cave in and settle with this guy just to make him go away. He should have to prove his case in court. If he wins, so be it. If not, his loss may discourage other opportunists from filing similar lawsuits.
Very easily. Being born in the same mud hole with personal injury attorneys, Judges apparently put their brains on the shelf and blindly allow any and all complaints, regardless of how silly, stupid, frivolous, or groundless to be filed and gum up the court docket. They will never do anything to prevent their former colleagues from having a shot at making some money. A major flaw in our legal system is that it doesn’t allow for common sense. Lady Justice will always be “blind”. In far too many instances she’s also deaf and dumb.
This one time, in high school…my uber brilliant, top 10% of her class, friend of mine and i went to a local coffee house and got our MEDIUM double mocha chocha lattes. She went to get a lid for hers but couldn’t find the size so she grabbed a lid for the LARGE cups. Clearly the company was negligent for not providing all “safety” materials. and why on earth should we have bothered to ask for a smaller lid…?
anywho… One gulp and that drink was ALL OVER her chest. no burns, no pain, just a ruined polo from the local neighborhood TJ Max and tears of laughter from her ever sympathetic friend.
I think the only stupid thing about that day was not suing the coffee house. We could have had our college educations paid for…her for burned boobies and me for the emotional damage of seeing my friend burn her boobies.
This one time, in high school…my uber brilliant, top 10% of her class, friend of mine and i went to a local coffee house and got our MEDIUM double mocha chocha lattes. She went to get a lid for hers but couldn’t find the size so she grabbed a lid for the LARGE cups. Clearly the company was negligent for not providing all “safety” materials. and why on earth should we have bothered to ask for a smaller lid…?
anywho… One gulp and that drink was ALL OVER her chest. no burns, no pain, just a ruined polo from the local neighborhood TJ Max and tears of laughter from her ever sympathetic friend.
I think the only stupid thing about that day was not suing the coffee house. We could have had our college educations paid for…her for burned boobies and me for the emotional damage of seeing my friend burn her boobies.
I don’t understand anyone buying Starbuck’s products, but there are plenty that do. Whether it is Starbucks or McDonald’s the consumer should have the sense to make sure the lid is secure and
use caution when picking up a hot liquid.
Stupidity clause is in effect here.
I hate to belabor the obvious, but no one has mentioned the big McDonald’s coffee fiasco out of New Mexico where the woman dumped her hot coffee in her lap. She won over $600k from a jury of her (our?) peers simply because the judge allowed the plaintiff’s lawyer to put on evidence of the total income earned by McDonald’s on hot coffee over the course of one year. The award was a %age of that figure. Of course a bright(er) judge gave McDonald’s a remittitur which dropped the award down to something like $200k, but nevertheless, that case went the full route thru the courts with that dimbulb result. Ridiculous.
Judges don’t have the stones to limit irrelevant testimony and exhibits and juries are often too stupid to follow the bouncing ball. We have to remember this case was in NM and at the risk of being called a racist, what were the last names of the plaintiff and the jurors?
Haven’t read the posts yet but yet again here is your typical entitlement ***** suing a deep pocket for free money based up all lack of personal responsibility and accountibility. i hope starbucks drags this out and sues this P. of S. into the gound.
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Poor wanker hurt more than his feelings.
I happen to agree with other commenters that Starbuck’s coffees/teas are overpriced and overrated. Nevertheless, it disgusts me that someone would try to collect from a big-business entity because it may have what plaintiffs’ lawyers refer to as “deep pockets”, over a spilled hot-beverage incident. Betcha this guy’s lawyer wouldn’t have accepted his case if it involved a tiny independent local coffee shop rather than a major retailer . . . (at least not on a contingent fee basis).
I hope Starbucks and their insurers don’t cave in and settle with this guy just to make him go away. He should have to prove his case in court. If he wins, so be it. If not, his loss may discourage other opportunists from filing similar lawsuits.
Very easily. Being born in the same mud hole with personal injury attorneys, Judges apparently put their brains on the shelf and blindly allow any and all complaints, regardless of how silly, stupid, frivolous, or groundless to be filed and gum up the court docket. They will never do anything to prevent their former colleagues from having a shot at making some money. A major flaw in our legal system is that it doesn’t allow for common sense. Lady Justice will always be “blind”. In far too many instances she’s also deaf and dumb.
This one time, in high school…my uber brilliant, top 10% of her class, friend of mine and i went to a local coffee house and got our MEDIUM double mocha chocha lattes. She went to get a lid for hers but couldn’t find the size so she grabbed a lid for the LARGE cups. Clearly the company was negligent for not providing all “safety” materials. and why on earth should we have bothered to ask for a smaller lid…?
anywho… One gulp and that drink was ALL OVER her chest. no burns, no pain, just a ruined polo from the local neighborhood TJ Max and tears of laughter from her ever sympathetic friend.
I think the only stupid thing about that day was not suing the coffee house. We could have had our college educations paid for…her for burned boobies and me for the emotional damage of seeing my friend burn her boobies.
ha!
This one time, in high school…my uber brilliant, top 10% of her class, friend of mine and i went to a local coffee house and got our MEDIUM double mocha chocha lattes. She went to get a lid for hers but couldn’t find the size so she grabbed a lid for the LARGE cups. Clearly the company was negligent for not providing all “safety” materials. and why on earth should we have bothered to ask for a smaller lid…?
anywho… One gulp and that drink was ALL OVER her chest. no burns, no pain, just a ruined polo from the local neighborhood TJ Max and tears of laughter from her ever sympathetic friend.
I think the only stupid thing about that day was not suing the coffee house. We could have had our college educations paid for…her for burned boobies and me for the emotional damage of seeing my friend burn her boobies.
ha!
I don’t understand anyone buying Starbuck’s products, but there are plenty that do. Whether it is Starbucks or McDonald’s the consumer should have the sense to make sure the lid is secure and
use caution when picking up a hot liquid.
Stupidity clause is in effect here.
I hate to belabor the obvious, but no one has mentioned the big McDonald’s coffee fiasco out of New Mexico where the woman dumped her hot coffee in her lap. She won over $600k from a jury of her (our?) peers simply because the judge allowed the plaintiff’s lawyer to put on evidence of the total income earned by McDonald’s on hot coffee over the course of one year. The award was a %age of that figure. Of course a bright(er) judge gave McDonald’s a remittitur which dropped the award down to something like $200k, but nevertheless, that case went the full route thru the courts with that dimbulb result. Ridiculous.
Judges don’t have the stones to limit irrelevant testimony and exhibits and juries are often too stupid to follow the bouncing ball. We have to remember this case was in NM and at the risk of being called a racist, what were the last names of the plaintiff and the jurors?
Don’t go there! Don’t whine, complain, etc. ….Just don’t go there!!!
Haven’t read the posts yet but yet again here is your typical entitlement ***** suing a deep pocket for free money based up all lack of personal responsibility and accountibility. i hope starbucks drags this out and sues this P. of S. into the gound.