What about tea? That usually is boiling. Liebeck placed the cup between her knees and attempted to remove the plastic lid from the cup. As she removed the lid, the entire contents of the cup spilled into her lap. The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin.
I wouldn't do that with 150 degree coffee either... but that's me :) On 5/2/05, Ian Skinner wrote: > ....be careful McDonald's coffee is hot too! > > But it is not as hot as it used to be. McDonalds now servers their coffee at > a much more reasonable 150 +/-5 degrees Fahrenheit. At the time of the > lawsuit you presumable are making reference of, their policy was to server it > out the window at 185 +/-5 degrees Fahrenheit. That is just shy of boiling > water at sea level. And the lady in the suit did not spill her cup, the > Styrofoam cup melted and collapsed from the heat of the coffee, causing first > and second degree burns of the upper thighs and genitals requiring surgery. > > Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine when that case is used as a shining example > of what is wrong with litigation in America. When it is the exact opposite, > IMHO. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156161 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
