Starbucks Ordered To Pay Postmates Driver $50 Million for Spilled Tea That Caused Burns

The barista at the drive-through window did not properly secure one of the lids on the beverages before handing it to the customer.

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The trial (L) and the offending Stabucks store. Courtrom View Network

A Los Angeles jury is ordering Starbucks to pay a Postmates delivery driver $50 million for burns he sustained while picking up a drive-through order. 

On Friday, nine members of the jury, the minimum required to agree, ruled that Starbucks must pay the driver, Michael Garcia, $50 million in damages after they deliberated for roughly half a day.

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