Woman Who Spilt Coffee And Sued McDonalds
Woman spills coffee on her lap, causes severe burns due to the dangerously high temperature of the coffee.
Jews use this to brainwash the goyium into believing that tort reform is necessary.
Now companies no longer have to payout punitive damages.
Companies payout for punitive damages all the time.
It is funny how quickly the jews picked this up for a political motive, completely misrepresented this case and called her a loser all in one bag.
Companies do payout punitive damages all the time though OP
Holy shit. What temperature was it?
Seven at least.
She only wanted the medical fees too, didn't she?
well 100 Celsius, duh.
six gorrilion
did the cup got disintegrated?
You're fucking up brazil, punitive damages have not changed in America, for the most part.
Yes, they awarded her like a dime for every cup McDonalds sold a day because the lawyers were being shit heads.
>she died before they even settled a final amount
posting in coffee thread
sage all coffee threads and report
She put it in between her legs and was going to add sugar/cream (so she had the lid off) and it either tipped or got jostled.
Impossible to completely tell due to Liebeck not burning herself at the shop, but IIRC, coffee at McDonalds at the time was made at 272 farenheit, or 133ish celcius.
REMINDER THAT THE WHOLE POINT OF HER LAWSUIT WAS THAT THE COFFEE WAS SO HOT IT CAUSED 3rd DEGREE BURNS WITHIN SECONDS
It's the jews that want you to believe this case should not have happened hence why they settled out of court and the woman isn't allowed to talk about it. No coffee has any business being that fucking hot in the first place anyway because it'll burn it and make it taste shittier
>During the case, Liebeck's attorneys discovered that McDonald's required franchisees to hold coffee at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C). At 190 °F (88 °C), the coffee would cause a third-degree burn in two to seven seconds. Liebeck's attorney argued that coffee should never be served hotter than 140 °F (60 °C), and that a number of other establishments served coffee at a substantially lower temperature than McDonald's. Liebeck's lawyers presented the jury with evidence that 180 °F (82 °C) coffee like that McDonald's served may produce third-degree burns (where skin grafting is necessary) in about 12 to 15 seconds. Lowering the temperature to 160 °F (71 °C) would increase the time for the coffee to produce such a burn to 20 seconds. Liebeck's attorneys argued that these extra seconds could provide adequate time to remove the coffee from exposed skin, thereby preventing many burns. McDonald's claimed that the reason for serving such hot coffee in its drive-through windows was that those who purchased the coffee typically were commuters who wanted to drive a distance with the coffee; the high initial temperature would keep the coffee hot during the trip.[2] However, the company's own research showed that some customers intend to consume the coffee immediately while driving.
>Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald's for $20,000 to cover her actual and anticipated expenses
>Instead, the company offered only $800.
>Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald's for $20,000 to cover her actual and anticipated expenses. Her past medical expenses were $10,500; her anticipated future medical expenses were approximately $2,500; and her daughter's[12] loss of income was approximately $5,000 for a total of approximately $18,000.[15] Instead, the company offered only $800. When McDonald's refused to raise its offer, Liebeck retained Texas attorney Reed Morgan. Morgan filed suit in New Mexico District Court accusing McDonald's of "gross negligence" for selling coffee that was "unreasonably dangerous" and "defectively manufactured". McDonald's refused Morgan's offer to settle for $90,000. Morgan offered to settle for $300,000, and a mediator suggested $225,000 just before trial, but McDonald's refused these final pre-trial attempts to settle.
They settled out of court after Liebeck had already won and McDonalds challenged the level of punitive damages relative to pecuniary damages, you twit. It was simply a measure to come to a figure and avoid the uncertainty of retrial.
>It is funny how quickly the jews picked this up for a political motive, completely misrepresented this case and called her a loser all in one bag.
You've got corporate interests on one side and trial lawyers on the other, and Jews on both sides.
>Liebeck died on August 5, 2004, at age 91.[24] According to her daughter, "the burns and court proceedings (had taken) their toll" and in the years following the settlement Liebeck had "no quality of life", and that the settlement had paid for a live-in nurse.
nice and hot
I drink hot drinks at just over room temperature, idk how the fuck people drink boiling coffee and tea
I'm pretty sure that during the case it came to light McDonald's has received hundreds of complaints and reports of injury as a result of how hot the coffee was, and chose to do nothing about it.
You don't drink it boiling.
Coffee isn't even supposed to be brewed in boiling temps.
Tea is but that's why the cups are so wide.
To allow it to cool to reasonable drinking temp faster.
They're supposed to be consumed hot though.
>be a billion dollar company
>do fucking cheap to give someone 20 grand
they fucking deserved to get sued for this fact a lone
A tiny slurp will mix a beverage with air and cool it off.
Jesus Christ, leaf. You don't actually believe that picture is of the woman who sued McDonald's right? How about you McRake yourself.