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Mom Sues Starbucks Over Infant-Scalding Tea
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Jaya Saxena
Published Jul 3, 2010
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Same as it ever was. A Brooklyn mom is suing Starbucks, claiming "improperly served" hot tea caused her to drop the beverage onto her 5-month-old son, causing him serious injuries.
Last October 9th, Villona Maryash went to a Bensonhurst Starbucks with her son and ordered a hot tea. The tea was served without a protective sleeve, and Maryash says it was so hot that she dropped it. Maryash's lawyer says the tea should have been served not just with an insulating sleeve, but on a tray as well. The insulating sleeves are printed with a warning that the beverage is "very hot," but some cups have the warning printed right on the cup.
In May, a woman sued an Upper East Side Starbucks after being served tea that was "unreasonably hot." She allegedly suffered "great physical pain and mental anguish" because of Starbucks' negligence.
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