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）