[quote poster=Trife; 20945; 386862]
Originally
posted by
Marco:
99% of negligence cases are a compete crock of fluff, i feel for the 1%, but the woman who sued mcdonalds over hot coffee. Negligence for failing to warn her the coffee was hot.... I'd like to stab her in the face then sue her for not wearing a death or serious injury may occur if stabbed sign.
you sound as if you don't know anything about the lawsuit. read into it a little bit, you'll learn quite a bit.
she had offered to settle with mcdonalds for 18,000 at first. then 90k. then 300k, and then lastly 225k. she was never asking for millions.
the coffee was served at a temperature a lot higher than what coffee is normally served at. also, it's not just like she had a small burn. she was 79 years old, and as a result of the spill.. 'Liebeck was taken to the hospital, where it was determined that she had suffered third-degree burns on six percent of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent.[13] She remained in the hospital for eight days while she underwent skin grafting. During this period, Liebeck lost 20 pounds (9 kg, nearly 20% of her body weight), reducing her down to 83 pounds (38 kg).[14] Two years of medical treatment followed.'
while punitive damages were set at 2.7 mil, the 'The judge reduced punitive damages to $480,000, three times the compensatory amount, for a total of $640,000. The decision was appealed by both McDonald's and Liebeck in December 1994, but the parties settled out of court for an undisclosed amount less than $600,000.[20]'
if you think that's outrageous, then you're just a horrible judge of 99% of negligence cases. [/quote]
Wait, she was 79, only weighed 103lbs, and was going to McDonalds? Interesting, to say the least.