Cal graduate sues In-N-Out over spilled coffee

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | May 23, 2014 | by Peter Fimrite

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A UC Berkeley graduate who was severely burned after spilling hot coffee on her lap filed a lawsuit Thursday against In-N-Out Burger claiming employees in Oakland refused to call an ambulance.

Hedy Chen claims employees at the drive-through restaurant ignored her screams and repeated requests to call 911. Instead, she was given a pack of ice, which can exacerbate scarring, according to the suit filed in Alameda County Superior Court.

"What they were supposed to do was call 911 because the operators know that" ice is bad, said Kirk Boyd, her lawyer. "They said there is a policy of not calling 911. That policy violates their duty of care to customers."

[Sacajaweau]

I don't think any worker would even run for an ice pack. I'm betting she or her friend asked for it. No only that, it doesn't say that she used it.

IMHO...This is an attorney poisoning a potential jury.

A whole year passed before this suit was filed.

The attorney is an activist and one of the attorneys for Occupy Oakland. Also teaches at Berkley.

Found a picture of her about 6 weeks after the incident....happy as a lark.