Genesis Monita vs. Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, LLC et al

Case Background

On October 27, 2023, Plaintiff Monita Genesis Morales filed a negligence lawsuit in the Texas District Court, Bexar County (Case number: 2023CI23261). The case centered on injuries caused by hot barbecue sauce, which Monita alleged was served at an unreasonably high temperature. Judges Angelica I. Jimenez, Christine Hortick, Cynthia Marie Chapa, Mary Lou Alvarez, and Norma Gonzales presided over this case.

Cause

In May 2023, Genesis Monita, a 19-year-old woman from San Antonio, suffered severe injuries after purchasing breakfast tacos with hot barbecue sauce from a Bill Miller Bar-B-Q location at Loop 410 and Old Pearsall Road. Monita and her sister ordered the meal through the drive-thru. After receiving the order in a brown paper bag, Monita parked in the restaurant’s lot to eat. When she attempted to handle the hot barbecue sauce container, it was so excessively heated that she d