Canada woman sues Tim Hortons after ‘superheated’ tea caused ‘horrific’ burns
An Ontario woman and her family are suing
Canada’s best-known coffee chain for C$500,000 ($366,000), alleging
Tim Hortons served her “superheated” tea in a defective
cup that left her with “horrific” burns on her body. Jackie Lansing, 73, ordered a black tea while at a drive-through in southern Ontario last year. Lansing, who was in the passenger
seat of a vehicle
, picked up the cup, which “immediately collapsed in on itself”, according to her statement of claim. “As a result, approximately 14 ounces
of scalding
hot liquid spilled
on Ms Lansing’s stomach
and legs,” her claim reads. “The tea provided was a hazard
rather than a beverage
.”
tips
sue:起诉,控告
allege:声称
defective:有缺陷的(defect 缺点;defector 背叛者)
horrific:令人毛骨悚然的,可怕的
passenger:乘客
vehicle:交通工具
in the passenger
seat of a vehicle
:副驾驶位置
according to her statement of claim:根据她的陈述
ounce:盎司
scald:烫伤
spill:溢出,溅出
stomach:胃;肚子
hazard:冒险,隐患
beverage:饮料(bib- bever- to drink 喝;bib 喝酒;bibulous 饮酒的,嗜酒的)