RALEIGH, N.C. — A jury has decided that Starbucks is not liable for burns that a Raleigh police officer received when a cup of hot coffee spilled on his lap, WTVD reported.
The announcement came after Judge Donald Stephens told the jury that both sides in the case were willing to accept the verdict of a majority of 10 jurors and would not require a unanimous decision.
Matthew Kohr received burns, blisters and emotional damage caused after the officer spilled the coffee in his lap in 2012.
Kohr said in the lawsuit the lid popped off the coffee he ordered at a Raleigh Starbucks and the cup collapsed.
Kohr claimed the incident caused such severe stress it activated his Crohn's disease, which resulted in surgery to remove part of his intestine.
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