Michael Garcia was picking up a Postmates delivery when the drink spilled in his lap, causing third-degree burns to his penis, groin and inner thighs.

A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through.

A delivery driver who had needed skin grafts after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled on his lap was awarded $50 million dollars in a lawsuit on Friday. A lawsuit claimed that a Starbucks barista had “negligently failed” to secure one of three venti-sized Medicine Ball tea drinks before handing the order to Michael Garcia,

A Los Angeles County jury has ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns after a botched drive-through handoff caused sca

Starbucks was ordered to pay Michael Garcia, a delivery driver who was burned by hot tea in a California drive-thru, $50 million, a Los Angeles jury decided on March 14, 2025. The coffeehouse chain plans to appeal the verdict,

A Los Angeles man won a $50 million judgment against Starbucks for burns that he suffered while moving a tray of very hot drinks at a Starbucks location in southern California in 2020

Starbucks has been ordered to pay $50 million to a customer who suffered severe burns and disfigurement after hot drinks spilled in his lap in 2020.

Attorneys for the delivery driver said he required multiple skin grafts after a drink he had been picking up at a Los Angeles drive-thru fell on his lap.