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All rights reserved. <a href="https://help.foxbusiness.com/hc/en-us/sections/4405278462107-FAQ">FAQ</a> - <a href="/privacy-policy">New Privacy Policy</a><br>Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com.<br>A Texas jury has ordered a restaurant chain to pay $2.8 million to a woman who <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/fox-news-in-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed a lawsuit</a> after she was burned by BBQ sauce.<br>Genesis Monita, 19, sued Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises in October 2023 after she had been served sauce that gave her a second-degree burn earlier in the year.<br>The incident took place in May 2023 when Monita ordered breakfast tacos with barbecue sauce from the restaurant, according to court documents <a href="https://www.fox26houston.com/news/bill-miller-bar-b-q-lawsuit-burn-hot-sauce" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">seen by FOX 26 Houston.</a><br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-us/mcdonalds-sued-latino-scholarship-program-days-ditching-some-dei-policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MCDONALD'S SUED OVER LATINO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DAYS AFTER DITCHING SOME DEI POLICIES</strong></a><br><span>A 19-year-old Texas woman who sued Bill Miller Bar-B-Q for injury after sustaining a second-degree burn from barbeque sauce was awarded $2.8 million by a jury.</span><span> (Bill Miller Bar-B-Q / Facebook / Fox News)</span><br>After taking the sauce out of the bag, Monita dropped it on her leg because of how hot the container was and sustained a second-degree burn.<br>The restaurant's policy states that sauce is a minimum of 165 degrees when it's served, according to the lawsuit, and the sauce was reportedly 189 degrees that day.<br><span>Genesis Monita, 19, sustained a second-degree burn from dropping barbeque sauce on her leg.</span><span> (Getty Images / Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/subway-accused-shorting-customers-meat-sandwiches-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SUBWAY ACCUSED OF SHORTING CUSTOMERS ON MEAT IN SANDWICHES: LAWSUIT</strong></a><br>Monita was <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/money" target="_blank" rel="noopener">awarded $2.8 million</a> total by a jury of six men and six women on Friday.<br>More than $25,000 was paid to her for medical expenses following her injury and $900,000 was for past and future mental anguish, physical pain and impairment.<br>The restaurant franchise was found to be "grossly negligent" by the jury, awarding Monita $1.9 million in punitive damages.<br><span>The jury, which consisted of six men and six women, found Bill Miller Bar-B-Q to be "grossly negligent" in the case.</span><span> (Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images / Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE</u></strong></a><br>Bill Miller Bar-B-Q can appeal the ruling, but nothing has been filed as of Sunday, according to FOX 26.<br>The restaurant chain, which is headquartered in <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/fox-news-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Antonio, Texas,</a> was founded in 1953 and has 75 locations between the San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Austin areas.<br><br>Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters to you.<br>We've added you to our mailing list.<br>By clicking subscribe, you agree to the Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/terms-of-use" target="_blank">Terms of Use</a>, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. 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