Mcdonalds Is Getting Sued For Making People Fat

LadyLaw · 11-22-2002

The McDonalds case where the woman sued over hot coffee in her lap has widely been cited as frivolous litigation....

HOWEVER, in that case, she was awarded $$ after evidence showed MCDonalds deliberately kept the coffee at near boiling, knew it posed a serious risk of burns if spilled, and that other people HAD been burned in the past, but kept it boiling hot anyway because they could use cheaper coffee (too hot to taste) and because the consumer would be less likely to ask for a refill if the rest of their party was done with their meal by the time the coffee cooled down enough to drink.

Burns are they type of thing a company can reasonably be expected to protect consumers against.

But to be held responsible for the frequency a teenagers visits to eat fast food....FRIVOLOUS!

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11-22-2002	#1
LadyLaw Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 366	The McDonalds case where the woman sued over hot coffee in her lap has widely been cited as frivolous litigation.... HOWEVER, in that case, she was awarded $$ after evidence showed MCDonalds deliberately kept the coffee at near boiling, knew it posed a serious risk of burns if spilled, and that other people HAD been burned in the past, but kept it boiling hot anyway because they could use cheaper coffee (too hot to taste) and because the consumer would be less likely to ask for a refill if the rest of their party was done with their meal by the time the coffee cooled down enough to drink. Burns are they type of thing a company can reasonably be expected to protect consumers against. But to be held responsible for the frequency a teenagers visits to eat fast food....FRIVOLOUS!