A tourist from South Florida who had a pot of 180-degree coffee spilled into his lap while at a Disney character breakfast has been awarded $668,000 by an Orange County jury, the man's lawyer said Wednesday.
The pot fell off a tray carried at shoulder height by a waitress at the Polynesian Resort's Ohana Feast. The three-day civil trial before Orange Circuit Judge William C. Gridley showed coffee was not supposed to be carried that way, Miami lawyer John Elliott Leighton said.
Andrew Allocco, 33, was visiting Disney two years ago with his wife, Elizabeth, and their 2-year-old daughter when the incident took place. Testimony showed Allocco suffered extensive blistering as well as pigmentation changes to his genitals and groin from the upended 28-ounce pot of coffee on Oct. 7, 2001.
The award last week included $50,000 for future medical care and $100,000 to Allocco's wife for "loss of consortium."
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The pot fell off a tray carried at shoulder height by a waitress at the Polynesian Resort's Ohana Feast. The three-day civil trial before Orange Circuit Judge William C. Gridley showed coffee was not supposed to be carried that way, Miami lawyer John Elliott Leighton said.
Andrew Allocco, 33, was visiting Disney two years ago with his wife, Elizabeth, and their 2-year-old daughter when the incident took place. Testimony showed Allocco suffered extensive blistering as well as pigmentation changes to his genitals and groin from the upended 28-ounce pot of coffee on Oct. 7, 2001.
The award last week included $50,000 for future medical care and $100,000 to Allocco's wife for "loss of consortium."
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