Woman Burned By Hot Coffee Sues Dunkin’ Store Owner, Says ‘Cruel’ Employees Mocked Her

BROCKTON, Mass. (CBS Boston) — A pistillate burned by “scalding” blistery java astatine a Massachusetts Dunkin’ determination is suing the section proprietor of the store and 2 employees who allegedly mocked her injuries.

Angela Barbosa filed the suit successful Plymouth Superior Court earlier successful October. She said she was successful the passenger’s spot of her sister’s car successful June of 2020 erstwhile they pulled up to the Dunkin’ drive-thru astatine nighttime and ordered 3 blistery coffees. She claims an worker handed her sister java cups that were not placed firmly successful a tray, and that the blistery drinks were not decently capped.

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They came escaped and tipped implicit onto Barbosa, burning her legs and buttocks.

“Screaming successful pain, the Plaintiff was forced to rip disconnected her leggings successful the parking lot, exposing herself successful afloat presumption of the Dunkin Donuts employees,” the suit states. “Seeing this, the employees were pointing, laughing, and mocking the plaintiff.”

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The java spill resulted successful superior burns and nervus damage, the suit states, arsenic good arsenic imperishable scars. Barbosa is suing for negligence and affectional distress. “The defendants’ actions were utmost and outrageous, beyond each imaginable bounds of decency and utterly intolerable successful a civilized community,” the suit states.

The Dunkin’ determination successful question is owned by Pembroke-based Cadete Enterprises, according to the lawsuit. WBZ-TV successful Boston has reached retired to them for comment.

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The website for Cadete Enterprises says their brands see Dunkin’, Anytime Fitness and Meineke Car Care Centers. They accidental they are “committed to providing the highest prime successful products and services to our guests passim Massachusetts portion maintaining the highest levels of standards.