Dexerto: “Back in February 2020, Postmates driver Michael Garcia picked up three venti-sized hot teas through the drive-thru to deliver the order to a customer.
After taking possession of the order, one of the hot drinks fell out of the drink carrier and spilled onto his lap, causing third-degree burns, nerve damage, and other injuries to his lap.
Garcia filed a lawsuit against the company soon after the incident, alleging that the barista failed to properly secure the drink inside of the carrier. Now, over five years later, Garcia has been awarded $50M from the company”.
When I first heard about this, it immediately reminded me of that Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets burned on his stomach by hot coffee, sues the coffee company, and all they give him is free coffee for life as compensation, when he could’ve gotten $50k
Now, just picture winning a $50 million lawsuit against one of the biggest coffee chains in the world. Yeah, nobody really knows the full extent of his injuries or how bad the burns are, but I’ll tell you this—whether he’s got a functioning penis or not, $50 million in cash is gonna get him pretty much any girl he wants.
On top of that, it takes a lot of legal effort including lawyers and bureaucracy to get this process moved so kudos to him for not settling for just $3 and fighting for what he and his cooked genital really deserve.
Some people may say that it was his fault for not grabbing it carefully or maybe that was the barista’s fault for not placing the hot tea properly on the tray. When you watch the video, you can’t help but think that if Mr. Garcia had been a little more careful, those drinks wouldn’t have spilled. Neither he nor the worker are totally off the hook. But honestly, it’s on Starbucks as a whole. I mean, this is a company worth over $100 billion, raking in cash daily from hot drinks, and they can’t even figure out a better way to hand out hot beverages? Come on, just drop a few more bucks on those drink trays. At least give us something that’s not gonna spill on our laps if we mess up just a little. If your whole gig is selling drinks, at least make sure your drink carriers aren’t trash.
Now, I’m not totally sure how bad this guy’s injuries are. But when you see a $50 million payout, it makes you think his life’s pretty wrecked. But who knows? This could be the ultimate hustle. Maybe Garcia just lucked out, found himself in the right place, at the right time, with a judge who wanted to stick it to Starbucks. Five years from now, he could be living the high life with a perfectly fine $50 million in his pocket and his junk almost back to normal. If that’s the case, props to him. I’ll always back the regular guy going up against big corporations. No matter how petty the case. Big win, man.
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