Costly Cappuccino Case: Ga. Woman Wins $1.2M Award, Was Scalded by Broken Coffee Machine

BUFORD, Georgia (CBS/AP) A balky cappuccino maker just cost a Georgia convenience store $1.2 million.

That's how much a jury has awarded to Cynthia Nance, who said she was scalded by 190-degree water that shot out of a cappuccino machine at a QuikTrip store, back on Halloween night, 2007.

The company said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that Nance's injury resulted from a rare accident. QuikTrip says it has since replaced the cappuccino machines at all its stores.

Nance's attorney, Nelson Tyrone III, told the Gwinnett Daily Post newspaper that the 52-year-old woman was burned on her hand and arm as she held her cup near the machine. He said she could require an electronic implant to correct nerve damage caused by the burns.

Both sides said the money was to be used for Nance's future medical expenses.