Allergic customer sues Starbucks for allegedly serving him coffee with almond milk
According to a Monday complaint filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court and sent to Yahoo Lifestyle by Oregon law firm OlsenDaines, Max Scher visited Jantzen Beach Starbucks in Portland back in May and ordered a coffee with soy milk, instead, according to the allegation, the drink contained almond milk. "Data-reactid =" 22 "> A Starbucks customer with a nut allergy has brought a $ 1[ads1]0,000 lawsuit against the company for allegedly serving him almond milk and causing an allergic reaction.
According to a Monday complaint filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court and sent to Yahoo Lifestyle by Oregon law firm OlsenDaines, Max Scher visited Jantzen Beach Starbucks in Portland back in May and ordered a coffee with soy milk. Instead, the claim claims, the drink contained almond milk.
<p class = "canvas-atom canvas text Mb (1.0 em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8 em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Scher declined to comment on Yahoo Lifestyle further, but he confirmed that he is allergic to all types of nuts. He also told & nbsp; The Oregonian & nbsp; that he always tells employees, "Hi, I have an allergy. Be careful. "" Data-reactid = "23"> Scher declined to comment further on Yahoo Lifestyle, but he confirmed that he is allergic to all types of nuts. He also told The Oregonian that he always tells employees: "Hi, I have an allergy. Be careful. "
<p class =" canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm "type =" text "content =" The allergic reaction began almost immediately. "I had three sips before my reaction started, and there is way too much to have in my system," Scher told & nbsp; The Oregonian . "data-reactid =" 24 "> The allergic reaction began almost immediately." I had three sips before my reaction started, and there is too much to have in my system, "Scher told The Oregonian . 19659008] The outlet reports that Scher's throat began to itch, so he took Benadryl and gave himself an EpiPen injection, medicines he always carries, and drove himself to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, where he vomited. his medical expenses cost $ 4,000 and he wants Starbucks to pay the bill, suing the coffee company for negligence and illegal commercial practices.
"They poisoned him," Scher's attorney Michael Fuller told Yahoo Lifestyle.
Under the allegation of negligence The lawyer claims that by selling coffee, it is Starbucks' responsibility to use "reasonable care" and that employees should have known that if not this could cause allergic reactions "that resulted in serious injury or death." [19659011] "… As a result of Starbuck's negligence, plaintiff had a severe allergic reaction, requiring hospitalization, incurred over $ 4,000 dollars in medical bills and experienced pain, discomfort and disruption in daily life activities. "that the law protects consumers from unfair and deceptive commercial practices, and Starbucks knew or should have known that the coffee it advertised to plaintiff containing soy milk actually contained almond milk."
Scher has requested a jury trial.
A Starbucks representative says Yahoo Lifestyle, "Our business partners (employees) are careful to ensure that each customer's beverages are customized as ordered. We take allegations like this seriously and thoroughly investigate this situation."
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