But your keyboard was old and didn't work half the time anymore anyway.

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 8:41 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ot: lawsuit drama

Imma gonna sue Adam for the coffee I just spewed on my keyboard.


bp
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On 3/22/2021 5:33 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
>
> <hijacking>
>
> 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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