Wawa Agrees to Pay Total of $3M in Suit Over Child's Burns From Hot Water
The suit claimed Wawa dispensed the hot water at a dangerous temperature that would immediately cause burns if spilled on flesh and that Wawa knew of the hazard and acted with disregard for the safety of its customers.
April 20, 2020 at 04:54 PM
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The family of a small child who allegedly suffered severe burns from hot water at a Wawa convenience store has agreed to a $3 million settlement of the suit in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
The settlement, approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne Bongiovanni on March 30, calls for payment of $2,550,000 to the child, to be split between a trust and an annunity, and another $450,000 to her mother.
The child, identified in court papers as N.K., was 3 years old when she was injured during a visit to the Wawa store in Neptune, New Jersey, with her mother on April 25, 2018. The mother, Roya Konzman, selected two cups of hot water for tea along with several other items and brought them to the register, where a clerk, who was ringing up the order, knocked over one of the cups of water. The top came off the cup and hot water splashed all over the upper body, arms and torso of N.K. She suffered second- and third-degree burns over 15% of her body.
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