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i have a new understanding of the mcdonalds coffee case now

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shardian:
Technically, McDonald's should have moved for the case to be thrown out because the lady tampered with the burn safety device (the lid). She could have put the creamer in thru the sip opening. ;D

Zakk:
I like french fries.

billf:

--- Quote from: Zakk on August 23, 2007, 11:02:48 pm ---I like french fries.

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...and apple pies!  But damn those things are hot in the middle.  They really should have a warning on the....er...nevermind.   ;D

boykster:

--- Quote from: Singapura on August 23, 2007, 09:52:21 pm ---Okay let's look at the facts logical.

* McDonald's sells hot coffee
* There was a warning on the cup that it contained hot coffee
* Old lady thinks she can balance hot coffee between legs
* Old lady's descision turns out to be a bad one
* Old lady suffers burns because of bad descisionWhere doesn McDonald's liability come in? It's unfortunate that she had to go to hospital but her age doesn't make her immune from stupidity. She could have sued the car manufacturer for not having cup holders., the manufacturer of the cup for not making a cup that can be stabily held between your legs but she chose to hold McDonald's responsible. The fact that the company took her serious enough to offer her $800 is already way beyond what they should have done (apart from PR reasons). Read Lee Iacoca "Where have all the leaders gone?" if you want an alternative point of view on the litigation culture in the US. 90% of all liability lawsuits world wide are initiated in the US!

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Before the coffee burning incident, coffee cups were NOT required to bear a warning that the contents were HOT.

sounds dumb, but still. 

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: WaRpEd on August 23, 2007, 09:40:15 pm ---Atom
You're kidding about the cruise control thing.
I hope no one that dumb is driving a 7 ton motor home.

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I have no idea if the guy was telling me the truth, but I did have to sign the waiver and that is the story the salesman told me when I asked why.

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