The plaintiff in the suit claimed that, in addition to causing him to suffer burns and blisters, the incident set off his Crohn’s disease, thereby requiring him to undergo surgery. Starbucks’s defense included allegations that the plaintiff was negligent himself and went home to take photographs before seeking treatment hours later.
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Starbucks Wins Hot-Coffee-Burns Case
A North Carolina jury found that Starbucks is not liable for any damages in a case filed by a man who said he suffered third-degree burns as a result of the lid on his coffee popping off and causing the beverage to spill into his lap. So reports The New York Daily News.
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