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Re: Stella Liebeck Yes but u have to realize to u said holding temp. for the coffee. How many people everyday get coffee straight from the pot at their home. who are they gonna sue there the electric company, the pot maker their wife husband kids,Ect. these people most of the time are not stupid or lack common sense. they are JUST PLAIN F---ING LAZY AND WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. | |
 marigoldsGainfully employed, finallyPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | said by nctimaster:
Yes but u have to realize to u said holding temp. for the coffee. How many people everyday get coffee straight from the pot at their home.
Coffee brews at 205 deg. By the time you get it out of the pot it is significantly less than that unless you are drinking it as it drips out. McDonald's was holding their coffee at brewing temperature. Ends up tasting better, but also significantly more dangerous.
The woman in that case ended up in the hospital for 8 days with full thickness (through all the layers of skin) third-degree burns on her thighs, groin, and buttocks. She had to have multiple skin graft surgeries and had over $20,000 in medical bills. She did not sue until after McDonald's refused to pay a cent of her medical bills. Her final compensatory damages ended up at $160,000 ($200,00 with her found to be 25% at fault). Further, McDonald's was given triple punative damages totaling $480,000. McDonald's then settled out of court for an undisclosed sum rather than complete the appeals process.
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| Bottom line is this...the Mcdonald's coffee spilling story is referenced most often in these cases as an example of crazy lawsuits because on the surface it sounds as crazy as the rest. If I were related to or knew Stella, I would want her to win, too. But in this case(suing a cable company because your lazy,etc)the line is crossed. Is it a true story? I don't know. But thats the problem, It shouldnt be a true story, but we see this kind of garbage all the time now. If the story is a figment of someones imagination,then the lesson is that nothing surprises anyone anymore. That's a sad remark on our society. My personal pet peeve these days isn't so much the law suits, but "softening" of America's kids. Cutting out competetive sports because it ends in one child winning, and one losing. I wonder what these kids who never experience any kind of challenge will find when they graduate and apply for a job. Then again, maybe it's that kind of mentality that produces fat, lazy, law suit crazy people. We'll see. | |
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