RE: Apparently he never heard of the McDonald’s hot coffee settlement?
For those too young to remember...
Stella Liebeck was a 79-year-old woman who, in 1992, accidentally spilled a cup of McDonald’s coffee on herself while sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car. This seemingly mundane incident would go on to become one of the most famous and misunderstood legal cases in American history. Here’s why she sued McDonald’s:
The Burn:
The coffee was served at an excessively hot temperature - around 180-190 degrees Fahrenheit, significantly hotter than other coffee outlets and hot enough to cause third-degree burns in seconds.
The cup’s design lacked proper insulation or warning about the scorching contents.
When Liebeck attempted to add cream and sugar while holding the cup between her knees, the flimsy cardboard lid came off, spilling the entire scalding beverage onto her lap.
Liebeck initially sought a reasonable $20,000 to cover her medical expenses, but McDonald’s refused.
After evidence about the coffee’s temperature and knowledge of prior burn incidents came to light, a jury awarded Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages and a whopping $2.7 million in punitive damages, intended to punish McDonald’s for their reckless disregard for customer safety.
The judge reduced the punitive damages to $640,000, deeming the original amount excessive.
Before any appeals were heard, both parties reached a confidential settlement, the details of which remain unknown.
Based on this, I am not even suer if the MacDonald’s case is relevant to this one ( other than the excessive amount awarded to the woman ).
In E. Jean Carrol’s case, she sued Trump for an alleged sexual assault incident that she said happened nearly 30 years ago where there was ABSOLUTELY NO WITNESS and where she could not even name the exact date it happened.
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