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On 3/22/2021 12:48 AM, Steve Jones wrote:
Some dumb broad sued McDonald's successfully for dumping hot coffee on her crotch
This case is misrepresented all the time. The coffee was over 180 degrees and caused 2nd degree burns on her privates. She only sued for $7,000 for her medical bills, and the argument was the coffee was intended to be consumed and nobody could ever consume it at that temperature. McDonald's lawyers actually made an argument that they shouldn't have to pay for medical care for her lady bits because she was old (50 something) and therefore didn't need them anymore. The jury awarded punitive damages (which the woman never asked for) because they found McDonald's argument so offensive.
Imagine your scalded and blistered member and then tell me the coffee wasn't abnormally and unreasonably too hot. Then imagine someone saying "That's fine, Steve doesn't need a schlong anymore cuz he's over 40".
There's another story that's often repeated about a burglar suing a homeowner after getting injured falling through a skylight. That never happened. It was nothing but a rhetorical story made up by a politician pushing for tort reform. I think we could benefit from tort reform, but I'm just saying that particular story is not evidence of the need because it literally never happened.
Neither is the McDonald's coffee story. That DID happen, but it didn't go down the way people portray it.
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