Comments on: The famous/infamous “McDonald’s Coffee Spill Lawsuit” revisited

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:48:14 +0000

@Pamela..You are joking right? I’ve eaten a lot of fish sandwiches from McD’s and some of them have been hotter than others. but common sense made me check the food before taking a huge bite.

Looks to me like you are looking for a little bit of cash. Common sense seems to have left the building.

this case is a fiasco no matter how you look at it. It’s just people being too lazy to take responsibility for their actions and trying to blame someone else for their mistakes

By: Nate C

Nate C — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:22:26 +0000

Now you should be forced to sign a waver every day before you leave your house…

By: pamela

pamela — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:05 +0000

i, for one, used to feel like the lawsuit was frivolous. until 3 days ago. i went to mcdonalds and ordered a filet of fish. i order them a lot. i have never had a problem with mcdonalds food until now. i got the sandwich and drove across the parking lot to pick up a friend after work. while waiting outside…in bitter cold weather, i bit into the filet of fish. i received burns on my tongue when the scalding liquids in the fish washed over my tongue. the bun did not feel hot and i had never had this happen before. i assumed the sandwich was ok to eat. the pain in my tongue has yet to subside. i made a report with mcdonalds because i want them to be aware of the danger of scalding from the sandwich if it is eaten too soon after coming from the cooker. the package should have a caution hot food label. so i know how the lady felt. any lawyers want my case? because of the way the mcdonalds acted when i filed a report, i would definately sue them. they told me in no uncertain terms, oh well, we are sorry for your pain but it is our goal to serve HOT fresh food. we will send you some coupons for the trouble you went through. assholes. what if a you child gets burned? this really ticked me off.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:20 +0000

She shouldn’t have gotten anything because it was her fault.

By: Clay

Clay — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:21:21 +0000

The real problem is not that the lawsuit was justified or was frivolous. It is that it was used by the insurance companies to get tort reform enacted.

Because of the tort reforms there are many persons who cannot get justice because of a true injury which was not their fault.

Lawyers will no longer take a malpractice case because the upper limit of allowed damages are so low that they actually lose money even if they win.

By: Paul E. Smith

Paul E. Smith — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:28 +0000

There is hot and then there is Melt your face off hot. I remember when they use to serve it that hot and it always seemed over the top.
Funny how Republicans STILL site this case as an abject lesson they feel points to the need for Tort Reform. The real story clearly shows that “Big Business” needs to be held accountable and sometimes is.

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By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:06:53 +0000

-Nose:
“You all act as if they warn you every time. ”

You need to be warned every time you buy a coffee that it’s hot?
In fact, you need your friend to warn you?

Maybe you should write on your wallet “Remember, stuff you buy that’s not cold is hot!”

By: Nose

Nose — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:58:00 +0000

For those of you who think this is unreasonable, think about it. The coffee was spilled in her LAP, meaning her genital area had either second or third degree burns. She wanted 20 thousand so she could pay for the medical bills. After those, there wouldn’t have been much money left from it.

I just burnt the tastebuds from the roof of my mouth. Never having McD’s coffee before, my friend who bought it didn’ t think to warn me of the tempurature, nor the person at the window. The only spot on the cup that said anything was the lid, black with the BLACK warning,”I’m Hot!”. Not only is it slightly hard to notice this because of the color, it seems as if it’s supposed to be cute, and not seriously burn worthy.

You all act as if they warn you every time.