NEW YORK -- A Manhattan lawyer won $310,000 from Starbucks because of a cup of hot decaf spilled on her foot. The jury's verdict was handed down in April, and upheld Tuesday by State Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman.
The attorney, Alice Grifffin, 42, said she bought a large decaf on Feb. 10, 2004 from a Starbucks on Seventh Avenue. She said the clerk did not put an insulating sleeve on the cup, and slid the coffee on the counter so it fell on her foot.
Griffin testified the hot coffee scalded her toes leaving her with nerve damage to her foot.
Starbucks said it regrets her pain, but it says the company will appeal the jury verdict if a better settlement can't be reached.
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