One of the biggest issues facing injured victims is the public perception of claimants left over from the McDonald’s Hot Coffee case.\u00a0 The case has been the poster-case for lawsuit abuse, etc.<\/p>\n
Those of us involved in the system have always known the truth:<\/p>\n
– that Ms. Liebeck had third degree burns on her legs and groin area<\/p>\n
–that the McDonald’s served the coffee at a temperature significantly higher than industry standard (about 30 degrees hotter than any home coffee machine can reach)<\/p>\n
– that McDonald’s knew they served it hot and had received warnings about the danger from the temperature, to the tune of complaints from over 700 people prior to her incident<\/p>\n
–that Stella Liebeck, the plaintiff, offered to settle the case for the cost of her medical bills, approximately $2,000<\/p>\n
–that the actual damages awarded were under $200,o00<\/p>\n
–that the punitive damage award, which received the bulk of the attention, was a number the jury (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the biggest issues facing injured victims is the public perception of claimants left over from the McDonald’s Hot Coffee case.\u00a0 The case has been the poster-case for lawsuit abuse, etc. Those of us involved in the system have…<\/span><\/p>\n