Jury Awards $50 Million to Delivery Driver Scalded by Starbucks Tea
Los Angeles — A Los Angeles jury has awarded $50 million to a delivery driver who suffered severe injuries after a hot tea purchased from Starbucks spilled on him. The verdict came after the plaintiff, Tommy Piluyev, sued the coffee giant, claiming negligence that led to disfiguring burns. In October 2018, Piluyev was at a Starbucks drive-thru in Roseville, California, retrieving two cups of hot honey citrus mint tea. As an employee handed him the drinks, the lids dislodged, and the scalding liquid spilled over his hands and abdomen, severely burning him. Piluyev, who was … Read more