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Parents sue Starbucks over hot chocolate that's...hot

Categories: Money & work, Health & safety

According to a lawsuit filed by Michael and Alexis Brennan, burns from Starbucks hot chocolate resulted in their daughter Rachel's skin "falling off of her."

The incident occurred while Brennan was pulling away from a Starbucks drive-through window. As the car moved forward, the child-size hot chocolate Rachel was holding spilled on her and her car-seat. While it's Starbucks' policy to make child-size drinks at cooler temperatures -- to avoid just this sort of incident -- the Brennans assert that the burns have required "repeated medical attention," and are thus seeking unspecified damages from the coffee giant.

In a public statement, Starbucks has expressed sympathy for the child's injuries, but denies being responsible. They believe their "partners had prepared and served the drink properly," which -- presumably -- would make it impossible the incident to have transpired the way the Brennans have described it.

My guess is both are probably at fault. Haven't we all had our kids spill all over themselves while in the car? What was the mother thinking handing an obviously hot beverage to a child young enough to be in a car seat? However, if a "partner" wasn't paying attention and made the drink too hot (as I did more then once while working as a barista in high school), then maybe the Brennans have a case.

(Thanks to AdPulp for the link!)

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