A Manhattan Starbucks is facing the wrath of Zeynep Inanli's New York personal injury lawyer.
Ms. Inanli is suing Starbucks for serving her hot tea.
But wait a minute-- isn't tea supposed to be hot?
Well, it's not supposed to be dangerously hot, which is what Zeynep Inanli's New York personal injury lawyer is now alleging, in a, alleged lawsuit filed against the coffee chain.
Here's the latest from FindLaw's Injured Blog.
Zeynep Inanli contends that she incurred physical injuries, pain and emotional anguish when her tea, which was ordered at a Manhattan Starbucks, was dangerously hot and served in unsafe containers. Inanli is suing the coffee chain for unspecified amount of damages.
But New Yorkers surely remember the Seinfeld humor the last time someone was scalded by a hot drink at a fast-food joint. If not, have a look at FindLaw's Injured post, listed in our related resources.
Ah yes, we recall Stella Liebeck of Albuquerque. Stella Liebeck sued McDonald's in 1994 after claiming that she was burned by McDonald's coffee. She contended that McDonald's had been keeping their coffee at "dangerously hot" temperatures. She also alleged that McDonald's already had knowledge of other burn injuries linked to their hot coffee.
She collected $2.86 million from McDonald's in a personal injury lawsuit.
Now, New York injury lawyers are bracing themselves for another flurry of clients, thanks to the latest incident.
Zeynep Inanli claims that the tea she ordered from Starbucks was kept in "unreasonably hot containers" that were unsafe.
Let's see if the judge believes that it was so.
Related Resources
- Java World? Starbucks Sued Over Hot Tea (FindLaw's Injured Blog)
- That's Hot! The Lawsuit Against Hot Food Survives (FindLaw's Injured Blog)
- Find New York Injury Lawyers (FindLaw)
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