Originally by: Lorkabee number2

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Originally by: Gellan Alabel

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Seriously, it like suing McDonalds cuz you did not know coffee was HOT. ;o)

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There is actually a lot more that mcdonalds coffee lawsuit story than most know. apparently the drivethru at that mcdonalds had had issues with not putting the lids on all the way, this had happened to the woman many times before coz the lid was not on the coffee tightly, she had made the store manager aware of the issue on numerous occasions, and still the employees were just putting the lids on haphazardly. the day of the spill that caused the suit, apparently she had told the drive thru attendant 3 times to make extra sure the lid was on securely. It wasn't. and when he handed it to her holding it by the lid is spilled all over her.

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Originally by: Jefferson H Clay

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Originally by: Kerppe Krulli

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It was more than just hot, it was industrial grade scolding hot. McDonalds was told to reduce the temp of coffee 3 times due to serious burns prior to this incident and they actually made it hotter. This stuff was hot enough for the worst burns in under .5 seconds and was not safe for any sort of human consumption.

Also the lid was not properly placed on the cup to keep the coffee contained. This case has multiple incidences of neglect on the part of McDonald's. What isn't reported is the damages were reduced later on on a settlement in the case.

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Whilst nobody can prove it either way, the general concensus is that McD's were microwaving the coffee to reheat it if it had been left standing in the pot for too long. Microwaving liquids can cause bubbles of super heated gas to form contained by the pressure. It's the reason your microwave has a turn table, it avoids this problem. But once you disturb the liquid the bubbles in the liquid all their trapped heat is released and the liquid explodes. In essence the now 100+ degree C liquid spills itself.

But yes McD's have been fined and warned several times about this. This womans case has stayed in peoples minds because of where the burns were and is often used, wrongly, as an example of the publics stupidity.

The compensation was indeed downgraded at a later hearing.

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Originally by: Jefferson H Clay

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Originally by: LordElfa

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Well, I sort of agree. I mean anyone who put's a beverage in their lap between their legs deserves everything they get. That's why they made cup holders in cars, it wasn't just for spare change.

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Dude. All the skin on your meat & two veg just melted. That's way hotter than you'd expect a cup of coffee to be right?

meat & two veg. melted skin. You can stop whimpering now.

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Originally by: aewenora

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Originally by: LordElfa

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Then if you stick it in McDonald's coffee you deserve to be burned.

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third degree burns? She deserved that for trying to open the lid to add her sugar/cream?

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Originally by: aewenora

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She wasn't driving, her nephew was, and he had stopped so she could do this. It happened because she jerked the cup when opening it.

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