For the record, during the trial McDonalds admitted that it knew of some 700 other cases of third degree burns resulting from its coffee, that their coffee was, to their knowledge, “unfit for consumption” when served (at 190 degrees) and that they did nothing to warn customers of the danger.
True, but as this is a case against Starbucks I’d like to point out that I have drank coffee from Starbucks all over the country and one thing I like about their coffee is that its not served so hot that its not drinkable. That is just my experience though. One thing I don’t understand is how spilling coffee on oneself can result in blisters bad enough as to have a section of a intestine removed. I’m not “nay saying” just wondering if someone can shed some light on that for me.
Coffee is hot. Good coffee is brewed at 200°F. People want coffee, good coffee, and they know it will be hot, know (from experience!) they must wait for it to cool down or they’ll burn themselves on it.
Ya know, sometimes people want things which are dangerous. They know it’s dangerous. It’s not useful/desirable if it’s not dangerous. No surprise that a few people out of millions subsequently get hurt.