Burned By Negligence: The Starbucks Liability Quagmire A disturbing trend has emerged in recent years, with customers suffering severe burns and nerve damage from hot beverages served at Starbucks outlets.
Vladimir Podlipskiy, an oil executive, claims that a "wobbly" table at a San Diego location led to his ordeal, but what's striking is not just the incident itself, but the frequency with which such cases have been popping up in courts across the United States.
The pattern of hot beverage related injuries has persisted for decades. In 1992, Stella Liebeck's case against McDonald's became a landmark precedent after she suffered third degree burns from a spilled coffee.