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Ever Hear About The Lady Who Spilled Coffee On Herself At McDonald's, Then Sued For Millions?
http://www.upworthy.com ^ | 2013 | unknown

Posted on 10/24/2013 6:02:54 AM PDT by Fawn

It's really unbelievable what happened to Stella Liebeck. You just have to watch to see how the media turned on this little old lady who lived in Albuquerque. Obviously a villain, right? And at 5:00, prepare to see what the coffee actually did to her. It's not pretty. Well ... nothing in her situation was.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: coffee; lawsuit
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To: Fawn

This like buying a new fixed blade knife from Buck Knives, sitting on it and then suing Buck for the injuries. Utterly stupid.


41 posted on 10/24/2013 8:30:07 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("How long, O Lord, holy and true?" - Rev. 6:10)
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To: Fawn

Eventually, the award was reduced and settled out of court for a mid-six-figure sum. But Liebeck’s legacy (she died in 2004)

reduced on appeal to less than $500,000. (The case was later settled for an undisclosed amount.)

http://sciencecorruption.com/pix/liebeck_thighs.jpg


42 posted on 10/24/2013 8:51:39 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: Fawn
I had a different kind of hot coffee experience.

I ordered coffee with a meal at a restaurant. The coffee came first and I drank most of that cup before the meal arrived.

I took a few bites of my meal and then took another drink of coffee. I hadn't made much note of the fact that the waitress had just topped off my cup.

The new coffee was so much hotter than the first cup had been that I inadvertently took a big swallow instead of a cautious sip. I was very near the point of having to spit out the coffee due to being so hot.

The heat had been excessive enough that I was unable to taste my meal and my mouth felt burned for the next day or so.

Restaurants not only need to control the temperature of their coffee but they need to avoid serving coffee with such variation in temperature that the customer is lulled into hurting themselves and losing the value of the meal.

43 posted on 10/24/2013 9:41:51 AM PDT by William Tell
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To: Fawn
As a long time McDonalds stockholder I urged the company to countersue her for making statements that impugned the reputations of McDonalds employees, from the line staff to the execs. Two can play this game.
44 posted on 10/24/2013 10:13:37 AM PDT by Wordkraft (Remember who the Collaborators are.)
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To: Fawn
She inspired the “Stella Awards” for stupid lawsuits.
http://www.stellaawards.com/
45 posted on 10/24/2013 10:14:23 AM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: SampleMan

It was also the cups. The covers did not fit tightly.

And the courts had warned Mickey D’s to fix the issue or face stiffer penalties.

They ignored the court.

I think they got the message.


46 posted on 10/24/2013 12:34:21 PM PDT by Vermont Lt ( 1-800-318-2596, Mr President.)
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To: BenLurkin

“Got a chuckle at the hardware store looking at hack saws. One package actually said the product posed a cutting risk.”

Yes, they cut, particularly if you insert them into some body orifice. I’ll bet the lawyers forgot to insert that warning. Use some common sense people!


47 posted on 10/24/2013 12:50:57 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: Vermont Lt

I get McD’s coffee 3-4 times a week. I’ve never had a cup that didn’t fit right.

Thanks for the tepid coffee.


48 posted on 10/24/2013 2:19:55 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Vermont Lt

“I know this is not a popular stance...but the coffee was more than hot. It was scalding hot.”

They sued McDonalds because the coffee was 180-190 degrees.

Do you know what a home coffemaker heats coffee to? According to national standards for coffeemakers, they heat it to 170-205 degrees, or an average of 187.5 degrees. McDonald’s was sued for making coffee that was of AVERAGE temperature.

Most fast food places still serve their coffee at around 185 deg.


49 posted on 10/24/2013 2:24:39 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: Oystir

“While the woman was compensated in part due to her injuries the real remedy was getting McDonald’s to serve the hot coffee at a more reasonable temperature.”

Wrong. Most fast food places still serve coffee at around 185. To get the coffee cool enough that it wouldn’t have caused those burns, it would have to be served at around 140 deg.


50 posted on 10/24/2013 2:26:20 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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To: fungoking
She inspired the “Stella Awards” for stupid lawsuits.

I disagree. She won the lawsuit....so, who are stupid people again?

51 posted on 10/28/2013 12:28:01 PM PDT by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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