While this is wildly off topic for this thread, I’m just going to point out that the whole McDonalds coffee case is wildly misunderstood. It’s often portrayed as a frivolous, oversized lawsuit, but the reality couldn’t be furhter from the truth. Prior to the incident in question, McDonalds had been repeatedly warned that they were serving coffee way too hot (on the order of 205F) which is exceedingly dangerous, especially in flimsy portable containers. There had been multiple complaints, multiple injuries, and nothing had been done about it.
The woman in question, while parked in the parking lot, had the cup break on her and spilled it on her crotch, causing second to third degree burns. It fused her genetalia with scar tissue. Think about that. Anyhow, afterwards, all she sought form McDonalds was the money to cover her medical bills that resulted. Not only did they rebuff this, they mocked her and also portrayed it as an isolated incident (which was later shown to not be the case). The Jury saw through this, and eventually ordered McDonalds to pay, I think, 1 days’s worth of coffee revenue.
After appeals and so forth, this was eventually reduced down to low six figures. McDonalds has since reduced their temperature to those sugested by the coffee industry to maximize flavour.
