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SpankMe

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4. Links to some facts on the case...

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 01:07 AM

Nov 2013

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

http://www.citizen.org/congress/article_redirect.cfm?ID=785

http://abnormaluse.com/2011/01/stella-liebeck-mcdonalds-hot-coffee.html

The lady who burned herself with the coffee has since passed away at 91. She originally sought only $20k to pay hospital bills and McD's countered with an $800 offer.

The suit was totally justified and the lady was vilified to an irrational degree by right wing, anti-lawyer thugs.

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Woman Burned by McDonald's Hot Coffee, Then the News Media [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2013 OP

Thanks for posting... suzanner Nov 2013 #1

Its a frivolous lawsuit not because she wasn't burned. She was, horribly. She was burned because ... marble falls Nov 2013 #6

Except for the fact that the coffee was far hotter than it should have been ET Awful Nov 2013 #7

My tea is hotter zipplewrath Nov 2013 #8

Your tea is 180 degrees? I doubt that seriously. ET Awful Nov 2013 #9

The jury did zipplewrath Nov 2013 #10

You seem to have misread the verdict. ET Awful Nov 2013 #11

When served zipplewrath Nov 2013 #12

So, in your world, receiving hundreds of reports of injury doesn't warrant action? ET Awful Nov 2013 #13

Action or responsibility? zipplewrath Nov 2013 #16

Complete and utter nonsense. ET Awful Nov 2013 #19

How low was low enough? zipplewrath Nov 2013 #20

What an astounding demonstration of your lack of reading comprehension . . . ET Awful Nov 2013 #21

I'm trying to stay civil zipplewrath Nov 2013 #22

Ummm. . . they didn't need to know what would satisfy a jury, they needed to listen to the numerous ET Awful Nov 2013 #23

Easy to say in hindsight zipplewrath Nov 2013 #24

You're merely trying to over complicate things. ET Awful Nov 2013 #25

I'll ignore your personal attacks zipplewrath Nov 2013 #30

It's quite obvious that you have no knowledge of what product liability is ET Awful Nov 2013 #32

I understand, I just don't agree zipplewrath Nov 2013 #39

You fail to grasp the whole concept of product liability... Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #35

Oh, I understand it zipplewrath Nov 2013 #38

Please see my post #14 about how a splash on my sister's ankle gave her 3rd degree burns Hekate Nov 2013 #17

I'm sorry for your sister zipplewrath Nov 2013 #18

A buddy of mine spent two weeks in the hospital after spilling... Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #34

except that is not true....they were parked. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #26

Oh, then why did the trial judge portion some of the blame on her and her grandson? marble falls Nov 2013 #31

Proof please.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #36

I live in the city where it happened and we got a lot more news about it than Chung reported Warpy Nov 2013 #27

One... rsdsharp Nov 2013 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #33

Yes, thank you. Very informative and interesting. closeupready Nov 2013 #2

I had never seen the photos of the burns before this, no one would laugh if they saw those Bjorn Against Nov 2013 #3

Links to some facts on the case... SpankMe Nov 2013 #4

The simple thing would have been for McDonald's to settle for $20,000 davidpdx Nov 2013 #5

A bit? I'd say a bit more than a bit. n/t VWolf Nov 2013 #15

My sis burned her ankle so badly she almost needed a skin graft Hekate Nov 2013 #14

McDonald's Coffee yeoman6987 Nov 2013 #28

1. Watch the video 2. Read the information in this thread 3. Use fewer question marks. Hekate Nov 2013 #37