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Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:26 pm to TigersSEC2010
Some other facts about that case: She was not driving, she was in the passenger seat and not driving, and the car was parked at the time of the spill. She was taking the lid off to add sugar/creamer.
McDonald's was warned multiple times that the coffee was being served too hot and was unsafe, they ignored these warnings which was a partial reason for the punitive damages.
McDonald's was warned multiple times that the coffee was being served too hot and was unsafe, they ignored these warnings which was a partial reason for the punitive damages.
This post was edited on 4/23/18 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:27 pm to DemonKA3268
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Worse, it was on FB today.
wear your shame like a hairshirt
Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:28 pm to cgrand
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wear your shame like a hairshirt
No shame here
Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:44 pm to DemonKA3268
Stella Liebeck absolutely had a case. Have you seen pictures of her burns? She wanted her medical bills paid (~$11,000) and McDonald's offered $800. The jury found McDonald's 80% at fault and Liebeck 20% at fault. I'm sick of this case being used as the benchmark for frivolous lawsuits when that's not the case at all.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:49 pm to DemonKA3268
Oh look! Someone posted damned near the exact same email my mother forwarded to me back in 2008.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 1:52 pm to colorchangintiger
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Also, Stella was only awarded what McDonald's made on coffee sales alone per day at the time.
That was what the jury awarded her: $160k compensatory damages, and punitive damages of $2.7MM or 2 days of coffee revenue. The judge lowered it to $160k and $480k. McDonald's appealed and it was eventually settled for less than $600k.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 2:08 pm to MLCLyons
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Stella Liebeck absolutely had a case. Have you seen pictures of her burns? She wanted her medical bills paid (~$11,000) and McDonald's offered $800. The jury found McDonald's 80% at fault and Liebeck 20% at fault. I'm sick of this case being used as the benchmark for frivolous lawsuits when that's not the case at all.
I agree that McDonalds should have taken care of the medical bills. She got burned because she spilled hot coffee on herself. McDonalds didn't spill it. She did, how hard is that to understand?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:13 pm to DemonKA3268
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She got burned because she spilled hot coffee on herself. McDonalds didn't spill it. She did, how hard is that to understand?
Because McDonald's knew they were serving their product at dangerous temperatures, and agreed that coffee served at that temp will cause burns to the mouth and throat when consumed, but did not believe those conditions were important enough to be addressed. That is gross negligence on their part.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:19 pm to DemonKA3268
Great thread. Good work baw. I enjoyed reading.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:22 pm to DemonKA3268
Someone should direct you to the internet scam warning thread if you thought this was real
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:35 pm to rented mule
I don't care if the coffee is at a balmy 150 degrees. I'm not putting it between my legs.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 7:40 pm to redstick13
Posted on 4/23/18 at 8:17 pm to Pecker
That case is so misrepresented by the uninformed, it should be permanently banned.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 9:32 pm to DemonKA3268
Need to see before and after pics of vagina to determine the payout.
Wait a minute...
Wait a minute...
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81-year-old
Posted on 4/23/18 at 11:53 pm to stillplayswithcars
I remember seeing a lawyer talk about this case back around the time it happened. he said the coffee actually burned thru the cup onto her legs and that she did not actually spill it.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 6:55 am to DemonKA3268
The McDonald’s case was actually kinda legit, but good post regardless.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 7:42 am to rented mule
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Because McDonald's knew they were serving their product at dangerous temperatures, and agreed that coffee served at that temp will cause burns to the mouth and throat when consumed, but did not believe those conditions were important enough to be addressed. That is gross negligence on their part.
They still serve their coffee at the same temperature. Obviously, it isn't the gross negligence you allude to.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 7:44 am to DemonKA3268
Yeah, but that coffee was way too hot in the first place.
No way a cup of hot coffee should give you the burns she got.
No way a cup of hot coffee should give you the burns she got.
Posted on 4/24/18 at 7:53 am to Pectus
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Yeah, but that coffee was way too hot in the first place. No way a cup of hot coffee should give you the burns she got.
It's the same temperature now...
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