Posted on 05/05/2015 9:42:05 AM PDT by rickmichaels
A Raleigh, N.C., police officer is suing Starbucks for $50,000 because he says he spilled a free coffee in his lap and burned himself.
WRAL-TV reports Lt. Matthew Kohr suffered burns, blisters and emotional damage after the spill in 2012., his lawyers told court Monday.
Kohr claims the lid popped off the coffee and the injuries he received aggravated his Crohn's disease. He says he had to undergo surgery to remove part of his intestine.
The suit also alleges Kohr's wife, Melanie, as a result of the burn, suffered a loss of "emotional support, her social companion and her intimate partner."
Starbucks lawyers told court Kohr isn't subject to the same warranty because it was a free coffee, according to WRAL-TV.
The allegations haven't been proven in court.
Jury selection is underway and testimony is scheduled to begin later this week, the report says.
A Raleigh, N.C., police officer is suing Starbucks for $50,000 because he says he spilled a free coffee in his lap and burned himself.
Can’t even hold a damned cup of coffee, and this guy carries a GUN?? I sure hope they fired him already for being an ASS and Incompetent.
I just had to. Sorry.
Just goes to show, even some in law enforcement lookin fo a pay day. Pay me...Pay me nah
“Kohr claims the lid popped off the coffee and the injuries he received aggravated his Crohn’s disease. He says he had to undergo surgery to remove part of his intestine.”
Sounds more like he knew what disease he had and probably should have been avoiding hot liquids accordingly.
And no I’m not being flippant. I’m keenly aware of and avoid magnets, electrical fields, transmitters, coagulants, and other things that could harm/kill me. When you’ve got a serious disease, you must be serious about avoiding things that could cause problems.
The ultimate resolution of the McDonalds’ case enriched no one except the attorneys.
These greedy, stupid people make me sick. It won’t be long until a takeaway coffee won’t be hotter than body temp. The boiler in the house here was recently replaced, and for several weeks, the measured temp from the hot faucet was 171°F. After 2 adjustments, it’s down to 130° which is 5° over recommended long-run temp. But the dishes dry quickly!
Did he burn his pee pee?
I know how you feel. I’m not sure how much money it would take for me to be okay with being known as a schmuck for the rest of my life. (I’m sure that number exists, I just don’t know what it is haha)
I did remember she didn’t quite get the massive amount awarded to her at trial. I do think though she should not have been holding a cup of coffee between her knees. But having worked for attorneys, I know terminally stupid people who were paid far more for even dumber things. It’s unfortunate, but this is why so many products have these ridiculous warning labels such as the coffee cup marked with the words CAUTION — HOT. Of course, the coffee is hot. But because some moron spilled coffee and was awarded a large sum of money, companies have to state what should be so obvious on their packaging.
Well...I suppose that’s true, but there are sure at lot of them who play the disability card. I live in a town of <20,000 people and I know I can name a dozen within recent memory.
For the record, during the trial McDonalds admitted that it knew of some 700 other cases of third degree burns resulting from its coffee, that their coffee was, to their knowledge, “unfit for consumption” when served (at 190 degrees) and that they did nothing to warn customers of the danger.
She spilled the coffee in her lap and suffered 3RD degree burns.
Your lap is not a cup holder.
That is because some of us have pride and dignity. I could not go around and make money off other people due to my own stupidity and watch the person being sued struggle.
Any liquid that causes 3rd degree burns is TOO DAMN HOT and any common sense idiot would know that.
McDonalds was serving coffee at 190 degrees (before the lawsuit).
He singed his peepee and it disrupted his intestines? That's one deep rooted tool! This story is full of s**t.
Crazy stuff. This guy should switch to iced tea. He’s too stupid to drink hot coffee.
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