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The Dr. Phil Podcast

Hot Coffee, Hot Verdict | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A California jury just ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million after a driver suffered devastating burns from spilled tea. Dr. Phil dives into the case, questions how basic safety is still overlooked, and contrasts it with high-tech solutions in space travel. Is this corporate negligence — or just a tragic accident? Find out on The Real Story.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I just have to talk to you about another story that caught my eye.

0:04.0

Starbucks plans to appeal a $50 million jury verdict.

0:07.0

After a man suffered some severe burns from spilled tea,

0:11.0

severely burning and damaging his genitals.

0:14.0

We have 14 people in space at this moment who can drink coffee without spilling it.

0:19.0

So to keep coffee from floating away, the space cup's specially designed shape

0:22.6

ensures that as crew members sip, the liquid flows through an angled channel,

0:26.9

creating an experience like drinking from a mug on Earth.

0:29.6

That's right.

0:30.9

We have 14 people in a zero-gravity spaceship that can drink coffee and not spill it.

0:40.3

The cup relies on surface tension and the laws of physics to keep the liquid in place,

0:44.3

enabling the drinker to take spill-free sips.

0:47.3

So why can't we invent a coffee cup that doesn't spill down here on Earth.

0:55.0

This morning, Starbucks ordered to pay up.

0:58.0

Here we go again.

1:00.0

Starbucks was ordered to pay $50 million

1:03.0

to a California delivery driver who was scalded by hot tea.

1:07.0

Did you put the top on or did they put the top on for you?

1:10.0

No. They put the top on. Michael Garcia sued after tea spilled at a drive-thru, causing permanent disfigurement to his penis.

1:18.6

The California jury says Starbucks had to pay up for a hot drink that spilled on a delivery driver.

1:24.6

A California jury said the Starbucks store was negligent. His attorney said

1:31.2

Garcia's life has been forever changed. Why? Well, they say because an employee didn't wedge

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