Mcdonald's Extremely Hot Coffee
This case was brought upon by an older lady by the name Stella Liebeck, who purchased a 49 cent cup of coffee at the New Mexico franchise. She purchased it through the drive-thru and while her grand son drove, she opened the lid while the cup was between legs to add sugar and cream. The opening of the lid was that action that caused as serious problem for McDonald's, by doing so she spilled coffee on her lap. Even though coffee is know to be hot this one was a little more than hot, Mrs. Liebeck endured third degree burns form it. Since the coffee was directly on her lap the burns where in highly sensitive areas of her body. Her burns were so sever that the covered six percent of her body, and hospitalized her for eight days. She contacted McDonald's with intend to collect and settle for $20,000, but McDonalds refused, which drove to file in court.
McDonald's was contacted by the plaintiff, who wanted to settle out of court. McDonald's who had experienced the same type of case 700......
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