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Police officer sues Starbucks after free coffee spills, burns

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 5, 2015

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A free cup of coffee may cost Starbucks a lot of money after a lawsuit is filed.

According to WTVD, a Raleigh police officer was given a free cup of coffee back in January 2012.  He spilled it on himself when the lid popped off and the cup collapsed.

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Matthew Kohr claims the accident caused enough stress that it activated his Crohn's disease that eventually forced him to have surgery to remove part of his intestine.

WTVD reported Kohr's wife was in court with him this week as a co-plaintiff saying she lost her "intimate partner" due to the coffee spill.

Kohr had also sued the cup's manufacturer, but that company, which was unnamed by WTVD, is no longer part of the lawsuit.

Jury selection is underway.

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