Did a woman a few years ago not sue Dunkin Donuts too for the coffee being too hot when she split it or something?
what a wonderful example!!!
A Law Enforcement Officer with zero common sense..
WHAT COULD BE BETTER??
Just not a good idea to get coffee at Starbucks these days.
$50,000? Why not $50 million? Starbucks turned the poor man’s life into a living hell. Thank heavens he didn’t order a caramel drink. It would have been like napalm.
If he was on duty he will be going for disability, that you can bet on.
Wait, Starbucks doesn’t have donuts, so this is impossible.
As an LEO in a previous life I can say I never took anything for free and have hated that “tradition”. I paid even if they insisted and then stopped going to that place.
I understand that late night stores/restaurants do it to have officers coming in as a robbery prevention presence, but I do not like the practice.
the Crohn’s part is a real stretch. How long before coffee spillers are suing for PSSD (Post Spillage Stress Disorder)?
Maybe it really wasn’t a ‘free’ cup. But instead a daily payoff for him to overlook various things going on there. :)
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.
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.
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?
Your lap is not a cup holder.
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.
Hero!
Why was this cop’s coffee free?
Hmm. I had surgery to remove part of my intestine last year too. I wonder who I can blame for it and make some cash?