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Originally posted by LadyLaw@Mar 31 2003, 07:23 AM
At trial, the jury discovered that McDonald's knew they were serving their coffee hot enough to cause THIRD degree burns, were serving the scalding hot coffee in shitty little McDonald's cups, and that over 700 people had already reported serious burns in the ten years prior, and they still REFUSED to take action, because:
1. They could use substandard cheap coffee, and less of it, because it was served too hot for anyone to tell what kind of coffee they were serving, saving them lots of money per year;
2. The super-heated coffee took so long to cool that by the time it cooled enough to drink the average consumer who was eating at a McDonald's facility had already eaten his/her fast meal and was unlikely to stick around (taking up valuable seat space) to ask for a refill, saving McDonald's money as well.
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It helps to get the insider info on stuff like this from someone who knows their shit - LL you're an asset to anyone who comes in contact with you. I had never heard all the details on this case - just the jokes on Leno and as you said, the references to this case as a perfect example of the frivilous lawsuit.
Now...the fast food suit from that guy who claims they "made him fat" - that is utter BS, right? I mean - there's no merit in that case that we haven't heard about through our filtered media - is there?
Thanks for the info...this is better than Urban Legends debunking sites!
03-31-2003
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