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Most of us were not aware of the facts. This happens too often when we rely on blurbs in the media and don't research the facts. And politicians using the misfortune of this woman to promote their own agenda is disgusting.
This is not new information. This is a very well known and thoroughly studied case both in tort classes for law and paralegal students. The woman in question was guilty only of opening the top of the cup of hot coffee. The records speak for themselves and are open so anyone may read them. McDonald's spun the story to suit it's own purpose and the gullible public bought it.
The records which anyone can read speak for themselves but there are still those who ignorantly quote hearsay and factoids or listen to the media pundits who blame the victim. It is a prime example of how stupid many people are in their quickness and willingness to believe everything fed to them in the fastest methods possible and then spit out what they hear as truths rather than search out the facts for themselves.
Most of us were not aware of the facts. This happens too often when we rely on blurbs in the media and don't research the facts. And politicians using the misfortune of this woman to promote their own agenda is disgusting.
I'm glad she got the punitive damages award. McDonald's was repeatedly told to lower the temp and ignored those warnings. Her injuries were horrendous.
I LOATHE Upworthy and all their stupid clickbait links.
That's an interesting video, though. I had no idea how serious the injury was. It doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of people out there who really do take advantage out the justice system. A good friend of mine dated someone whose mother made a habit of slipping and getting hit by fallen items in stores so that she could sue for damages.
IIRC this incident occurred before coffe cup covers had a pullaway tab creating a small opening for limited pouring. Before one had to physically remove the entire cover to drink. This was dangerous as a large amount of the liquid would spill if there was unintended movement.
That is exactly the problem...the coffee should not be that hot.
If they put three creams in it, like I like, it is just warm.
Several years ago, we stopped for coffee at McD's. As we drove out of the lot, into traffic, I rested the coffee between my legs, just above the knee's, to do something. DH had to put on brakes for a car stopping ahead, I squeezed my legs together, the coffee came open and splashed up on my thighs. I thought I would die. I was on fire. It left a big blister the size of a saucer on either thigh. I couldn't wear pants for weeks. Eventually, it healed. The thought never entered my mind to sue McD's. I thought to myself, I was a stupid idiot to put the coffee where I did and I reaped the results. You betcha I never did it again. We still stop almost every morning, on the way to work, for coffee at McD's some 10-15 years later.
If they put three creams in it, like I like, it is just warm.
Several years ago, we stopped for coffee at McD's. As we drove out of the lot, into traffic, I rested the coffee between my legs, just above the knee's, to do something. DH had to put on brakes for a car stopping ahead, I squeezed my legs together, the coffee came open and splashed up on my thighs. I thought I would die. I was on fire. It left a big blister the size of a saucer on either thigh. I couldn't wear pants for weeks. Eventually, it healed. The thought never entered my mind to sue McD's. I thought to myself, I was a stupid idiot to put the coffee where I did and I reaped the results. You betcha I never did it again. We still stop almost every morning, on the way to work, for coffee at McD's some 10-15 years later.
That's the way most honest folks are geared. I've had so many instances where I had a good law suit on my hands but my parents just didn't bring me up that way. I dust myself off and go on my merry way.
I just was going to log off and saw this topic on the sidebar, and all I have to say is that the documentary (on Netflix) "Hot Coffee" really reminded me that I knew very little about the tort reform the film deals with. It's not a preachy documentary; at least I didn't find it to be that way.
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