On Feb 6, 2005, at 9:26 PM, James Fraser wrote:
McDonald's did the same sort of thing in the infamous "hot coffee" case.
The woman plaintiff originally just wanted them to cover her medical bills
and she would call it a day. Apparently, though, McDonalds got hassled by
people all the time about hot coffee spills and dimsmissed her out of hand.
Actually McDonalds had had over 700 claims over the scalding temperatures of their coffee, which was hot enough to cause third-degree burns (total destruction of skin, full thickness) in *seven seconds*.
That case is one of the most misunderstood cases in law, I think.
<http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm>
It's always trotted out as the poster child for 'tort reform', when it should be trotted out, along with Ford's 'Zippo' Pinto, and GM's deathtrap sidesaddle gas tanks as examples of corporate malfeasance and greed.
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