Posted on 08/16/2006 11:49:35 AM PDT by markomalley
A Manhattan lawyer won $310,000 from Starbucks because of a cup of hot decaf spilled on her foot. The jury's verdict was handed down in April and upheld yesterday by State Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman.
The 42-year-old attorney, Alice Grifffin, says she bought a large decaf on February 10, 2004 from a Starbucks on Seventh Avenue. She says the clerk did not put an insulating sleeve on the cup, and slid the coffee on the counter so it fell on her foot.
Griffin testified the hot coffee scalded her toes leaving her with nerve damage to her foot.
Starbucks says it regrets her pain, but it says the company will appeal the jury verdict if a better settlement can't be reached.
Hooter's girls do.
Maybe she has a side job.
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I have to admit I buy a Starbuck Caramel Machiatto from time to time..........hmmm, matter of fact I bought one last week and it was "tepid" at best....could this be the reason??
You don't get to Manhattan much,do you?
Only the once.
That's worth $310,000 /rolling eyes
Trust me..whether you're talking about costumes or anything else,Manhattan is a whole 'nother world.
Very interesting post. I hadn't heard any of that - it does alter my previous, & admittedly shallow, assessment of that case - definitely.
actually I've seen a lot of women wearing hose, socks and tennis shoes to be comfy before they get to and after they leave the office..seems to me though the shoes would have protected her foot to some degree..
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