(CBS/AP) 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 yesterday by State Supreme Court Justice Emily Jane Goodman. The 42-year-old attorney, Alice Grifffin, says she bought a large decaf on February 10, 2004 from a Starbucks on Seventh Avenue. She says the clerk did not put an insulating sleeve on the cup, and slid the coffee on the counter so it fell on her foot.
A total innocent, of course. In explicably attacked by an e-vil Starbucks barista.
Griffin testified the hot coffee scalded her toes leaving her with nerve damage to her foot.
Ah, brain damage.
Starbucks says it regrets her pain, but it says the company will appeal the jury verdict if a better settlement can't be reached.
How pathetic that this insane judgement stands. Let's elect Edwards so we can all get in on the scams. There's plenty of room (and moola) for everybody, right? Fucking scum corporations. A settlement in every pot account, baby.
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