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Originally Posted by thingstodo
Someone successfully sued McDonalds for burning themselves , because their coffee was hotter than the coffee that other fast food places sell.
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The person who successfully sued only asked to have medical bills covered. It was the judge who suggested additional punitive compensation.
The burns were much worse than most people would have suffered since it was an elderly woman with thin skin, but the coffee temperature was too hot, and there had been prior complaints concerning this.
Unfortunately humans aren't all rational, and things must be made to be relatively safe even when misused. The woman shouldn't have spilled coffee on her lap, but the coffee also shouldn't have been so hot. In the future, the woman likely won't spill coffee on her lap, and McDonalds won't serve it so hot.