I’m sure he checked with his lawyers before doing such a thing. The participants probably signed waivers absolving Mr. Robbins of blame.
But then again some numbskull got $800K for spilling a McDonald’s coffee on themselves so anything’s possible in a transformed America.
“But then again some numbskull got $800K for spilling a McDonald’s coffee on themselves so anything’s possible in a transformed America.”
That’s actually not the bad case that people think that it is. If you get a chance to read the details I think you’ll be surprised.
It was an elderly woman who was trying to add cream to her coffee. Some spilled on her lap and it was so intensely hot that it resulted in second and third degree burns. She was asking only for McDonald’s to pick up her hospital bill. McDonald’s fought it, and the jury was angered when they learned that there had been other incidents and McDonald’s was aware of the risk and they slapped McDonald’s with huge punitive damages. IIRC the amount was reduced by the judge.