A jury on Friday awarded a delivery driver $50 million in damages after he suffered third-degree burns while picking up an improperly secured drink at a Starbucks drive-through in Los Angeles, the driver’s attorneys said.

The damages included the costs of physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress

A delivery driver has won a stunning $50million (£38.6 million) lawsuit against Starbucks after being seriously burned when a venti-sized tea spilled in his lap at a drive-through.