> i think there was a famous example a few years ago, when someone who > burned his finger at a hot cup of coffee, made a lawsuit against a very big > fast food chain... > > > Actually, despite the ridiculous sound of that case, it was apparently a real, viable lawsuit; the plaintiff was a woman who was served a cup of coffee at McDonalds, which was excessively hot. During the case, other cups of coffee were bought at the same drive-through, and were measured to be around 180-190 degrees (F, obviously - that's about 85 degrees C); employees admitted serving the coffee that hot because it kept down the complaints from customers about receiving cold coffee. When it spilled, the woman, who was 79, suffered third-degree burns to her pelvic region, she was in the hospital for eight days, and required skin grafts. Originally, the plaintiff sought to settle with McDonalds for $20,000; McDonalds refused, and ultimately the case went to to court, where she was awarded $200k in compensation, later reduced to $160k. She was also awarded $2.7 million in punitive damages. They should have settled...
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