I'm having a hard time believing their lawyers actually made that argument, since I don't see anything on the internet about it, and if that actually happened, it should be in every article about the incident. It is true that she initially only wanted $20k to cover medical expenses, but that all changed as soon as she got lawyers involved.
But why doesn't anybody question why it is that McDonald's keeps serving coffee that hot? My guess is that they get a lot of complaints if they lower the temperature... which means that, although it may not be fit for consumption that way, it most likely is what their customers want/demand. On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 7:34 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <hijacking> > > On 3/22/2021 12:48 AM, Steve Jones wrote: > > Some dumb broad sued McDonald's successfully for dumping hot coffee on > > her crotch > > This case is misrepresented all the time. The coffee was over 180 > degrees and caused 2nd degree burns on her privates. She only sued for > $7,000 for her medical bills, and the argument was the coffee was > intended to be consumed and nobody could ever consume it at that > temperature. McDonald's lawyers actually made an argument that they > shouldn't have to pay for medical care for her lady bits because she was > old (50 something) and therefore didn't need them anymore. The jury > awarded punitive damages (which the woman never asked for) because they > found McDonald's argument so offensive. > > Imagine your scalded and blistered member and then tell me the coffee > wasn't abnormally and unreasonably too hot. Then imagine someone saying > "That's fine, Steve doesn't need a schlong anymore cuz he's over 40". > > There's another story that's often repeated about a burglar suing a > homeowner after getting injured falling through a skylight. That never > happened. It was nothing but a rhetorical story made up by a politician > pushing for tort reform. I think we could benefit from tort reform, but > I'm just saying that particular story is not evidence of the need > because it literally never happened. > > Neither is the McDonald's coffee story. That DID happen, but it didn't > go down the way people portray it. > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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