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Originally Posted by Terex4
I would implement "common sense law" to tackle frivolous lawsuits. Spilled hot coffee? No shit coffee's hot, case dismissed.
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You do realise that in this case the coffee was not just hot but more like surface of the sun hot, a fact which McDonalds had been repeatably and consistently warned about by health inspectors but which they ignored because they wanted the smell to get out onto the street.
A few seconds of contact through clothing causes 3rd degree burns. She was in hospital for 8 days getting skin grafts. She lost 20% of her body weight and required continual medical treatment for 2 years.
Mcdonalds offered a settlemnt of $800, her medical bills alone were about $12000.
Like what the fuck dude.