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i have a new understanding of the mcdonalds coffee case now
shmokes:
I had to read the entire case in a con law class in undergrad, and most of what pinballjim has said is true, from what I remember.
McD's was serving coffee WAY hotter than industry norm and they had been sued for burns in the past, generally settling out of court. This lady, who was 76 years old at the time if I remember right, only asked to have her medical bills covered (though I remember that amount being closer to $10k).
What I can't imagine being accurate, though, is that bit about the profit McDonalds makes on coffee in a day. Surely you must have meant in one year or something else. She was originally awarded $300 million dollars. You can't possibly believe that McDonald's makes $109 billion profit, per year, just on coffee sales. Hell, Starbucks doesn't make that kind of profit on coffee!
billf:
--- Quote from: shmokes on August 23, 2007, 04:28:43 pm ---What I can't imagine being accurate, though, is that bit about the profit McDonalds makes on coffee in a day. Surely you must have meant in one year or something else. She was originally awarded $300 million dollars. You can't possibly believe that McDonald's makes $109 billion profit, per year, just on coffee sales. Hell, Starbucks doesn't make that kind of profit on coffee!
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The jury also awarded Liebeck $2.7 million in punitive damages, which equals about two days of McDonalds' coffee sales.
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
boykster:
All I know is:
If I spilled hot coffee on MY genitals, I'd be pretty mad
If I was legal counsel for McD's I'd have recommended they pay the medical costs + some compensatory (free coffee for life ? ;) ) and consider a policy change
Just thinking about 3rd degree burns on my fellas makes me wince
It was a blackeye on McD's that to this day has lasting repercussions on labelling for EVERYTHING....
I'm glad I didn't spill 190F coffee on my nads..... ;D
tommy:
I only wish i would have thought of spilling coffee on myself before she did. :laugh:
billf:
--- Quote from: tommy on August 23, 2007, 06:07:20 pm ---I only wish i would have thought of spilling coffee on myself before she did. :laugh:
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What's burnin' your nads worth to ya?
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