https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/texas-restaurant-chain-ordered-pay-2-8-million-woman-burned-bbq-sauce


>SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A Texas jury ordered Bill Miller Bar-B-Q to pay $2.8 million to a woman who was burned after being served dangerously hot barbecue sauce.

>Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Lawsuit
Genesis Monita, a 19-year-old woman from San Antonio, was served sauce that gave her a second-degree burn.

>The incident happened in May 2023, when Monita ordered breakfast tacos with barbecue sauce.

>The sauce container was so hot that when she grabbed it from the bag, she dropped it onto her leg, causing a second-degree burn.

>Bill Miller's sauce policy states they serve the sauce at a minimum of 165 degrees.

>On that day, it was 189 degrees, according to the suit.

>Lawsuit ruling
A jury of six men and six women ruled in favor of the 19-year-old on Friday.

>The restaurant chain has been ordered to pay Monita $2.8 million dollars.

>By the numbers:
Monita was paid $900,000 for past and future mental anguish, physical pain and impairment.

>More than $25,000 was paid for her medical expenses.

>After finding Bill Miller was "grossly negligent" in the case, the jury awarded Monita $1.9 million in punitive damages.

>What's next:
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q could appeal the ruling.

>Court records do not show that an appeal has been filed at this time.