NORWALK (CNS) – A woman who contended she suffered burn injuries from a spilled hot drink she bought at a Starbucks located in Norwalk in 2023 has settled the case.
Sabrina Michelle Hermes’ Norwalk Superior Court negligence suit sought unspecified general and special damages, including reimbursement for past and future medical costs and lost earnings. On Tuesday, a clerk for Julian Recana wrote in a minute order that the case was settled after being removed to federal court.
No terms were divulged.
The judge granted a plaintiff’s request to dismiss the case in light of the accord. In their previous court papers, Starbucks attorneys denied Hermes’ allegations and said the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by her own carelessness.
According to the suit, Hermes went to the Starbucks in the 11000 block of Firestone Boulevard on April 2, 2023 and bought hot drinks in the drive- thru. But because one cup was not properly secured, the liquid spilled onto various parts of her body, including her legs, a hip, thighs, a knee and her feet, causing serious injuries, the suit stated.
Starbucks “owed a duty to exercise reasonable care with respect to the preparation, handling and service of hot beverages so as to prevent them from spilling onto and injuring customers such as plaintiff,” the suit stated.
In March 2025, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury ordered Starbucks to pay $50 million to Postmates delivery driver Michael Garcia, who suffered third- degree burns after a hot drink spilled on him in February 2020 due to an improperly secured lid after his order was handed to him at a South Los Angeles drive-thru.
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