The scalding hot tea spilled into Michael Garcia's lap during a drive-thru handoff in 2023, leaving him with permanent damage to his genitals from the severe burns.

A Los Angeles County jury awarded a man with $50 million after he suffered severe burn injuries from a hot drink at a Starbucks drive-thru.

According to an attorney with Trial Lawyers for Justice, an unsecured 180+ degrees hot tea fell onto the lap of Michael Garcia at a Starbucks drive-through in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2020.

Starbucks will have to fork over $50 million to a man whose genitals were severely burned after a hot tea spilled in his lap at a California drive-through. Delivery driver Michael Garcia underwent skin grafts and other procedures after the fateful spill of the piping hot,