Starbucks is striking back. Like others—and Kramer—before her, a Pennsylvania woman is suing a coffee company for burning her with their hot beverage. But Starbucks, the coffee company in question in this case, isn't just rolling over and offering the victim free Joe for life. Instead they are calling her a liar. more ›

In a world where lawsuits against coffee spillers have been filed and settled for considerable sums, you'd have to wonder what the parents of a 4-year-old pre-K student in Brooklyn are thinking, after their son was scalded when a teacher spilled hot coffee on his head. more ›

Two years ago, a jury decided that Starbucks should pay $301,000 to a customer whose feet were scalded with a hot coffee at a Midtown location. However, an Appellate Court reduced the verdict to $75,000--and Alice Griffin and her lawyer are still steaming about Starbucks' behavior. more ›