If you read the extent of that woman’s injuries, you might feel differently. I think the coffee was much hotter than necessary. Spilling it on herself was her own fault; I doubt she’ll have a normal life no matter how much you give her.
Is good to find someone who didnt swallow the whole mcdonalds hot coffee story and actually did some digging. Its not at all a black and white case, right or wrong, it’s convuluted, Mcdonalds didnt want to set a precedent with one person suing and winning for damages..all she wanted was bospital costs. 30k?? Id suggest people look it up before they throw around the bs the msm fed them.
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Ironically she only asked that McDonalds cover her medical costs (which were over $100,000). McDonalds countered with an offer of $800. Only then is when she went to a lawyer.
But yes, her injuries were horrific. Close to 20% of her body suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns and a lot of skin grafting was involved (not a pleasant thing).
Bottom line is that the woman was originally just looking to have her medical costs covered. She was not looking for McDonalds to give her a million dollar windfall as others like to assume.
As it turned out, the award was eventually reduced to $500,000 and when the lawyers got done taking their cut, her eventual payout was much less. But that didn't stop the media from Richard Jewelling her.