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the following is a pre-recorded program I want to tell you a story about Starbucks getting sued.

Now, Starbucks gets sued.

I mean, how many Starbucks stores are there in the United States?

What, tens of thousands?

Of course there are.

So they have to be getting sued on a regular basis.

Usually the lawsuits against major corporations are fairly frivolous,

and they usually settle very quickly for just a few dollars.

Nuisance lawsuits, but occasionally you get one to go, whoa, okay.

And this one is a whoa, okay lawsuit.

Starbucks is facing a lawsuit, accusing them of lacklessness and negligence.

A Connecticut man suffered injuries from drinking what he thought was a cup of coffee and what it was was cleaning solution that was put

into the coffee cup. Matthew Mitchell visited the Starbucks location, ordered hot black coffee.

He was handed a coffee cup with a lid, and it felt hot from outside the cup, so he just took his gulp.

And he opened the lid and saw the blue chemical solution.

Starbucks later admitted it was a cleaner for coffee machines.

And right there, he suffered serious injuries, emotional distress.

That one is always there.

But depending on his physical injuries, it's a big case.

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