An Ontario woman has launched a lawsuit seeking $500,000 from Tim Hortons after she suffered major burns from an alleged ‘superheated’ tea. The company has denied all allegations and said she was ‘the author of her own misfortune.
An Ontario woman and her family have launched a civil lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages from Tim Hortons after she allegedly suffered second-degree burns across her stomach, genitals, and legs from a “superheated" tea.
Jackie Lansing says she suffered second-degree burns on her stomach and leg after a medium black tea she ordered from a drive-thru at a Tim Horton's in Huntsville, Ont., spilled on her in May 2022, according to a statement of claim filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.