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WCDT Strips 3266 to 3270 (18th to 22nd July 2016)
Kugai:
Then you get stupid Lawsuits like the McDonalds Coffee one. I think it's gonna take someone buying the farm in a spectacular way and taking several others with him or her before anything really serious is done.
Somedays I just wanna smack Pintsize
With a 60lb Sledgehammer.
blt:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 21 Jul 2016, 15:12 ---Then you get stupid Lawsuits like the McDonalds Coffee one.
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I've come to understand that the McDonald's Coffee case was a bit more legitimate than most people believe. The coffee wasn't just hot, but obscenely hot. The fact that we think it's so frivolous is just good spin by McD's part.
Source: http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm
On PokemonHo, I don't think they're legally liable for what stupid people do while playing the game. e.g. With all the trouble and fatalities we're having with texting and driving are phone hardware companies, telecom providers, or app creators being held liable? What about drinking? Surely the liquor companies should take responsibility for the property damage, assaults, trespassing, drunk driving casualties that happen when people use their product? Or maybe they're morally bankrupt too.
At the end of the day people are responsible for their own actions. Will they make some updates to make things safer? Probably, that's a responsible business practice, but they're not accountable for careless people.[/rant]
Edit: because my phone went wonky partway through posting. I should sue.
Oenone:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 21 Jul 2016, 15:12 ---Then you get stupid Lawsuits like the McDonalds Coffee one. I think it's gonna take someone buying the farm in a spectacular way and taking several others with him or her before anything really serious is done.
Somedays I just wanna smack Pintsize
With a 60lb Sledgehammer.
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Actually, the coffee was so hot it fused her labia together. It was not at all a frivolous law suit.
chaospersonified:
Second degree burns, man. Burned through the skin and into the tissue beneath. People like to point and make fun, but once you've seen the photos of the damage that coffee did, you're not going to say anything about that lawsuit being frivolous, especially considering she didn't ask for nearly as much money as she got.
Penquin47:
Yes. She should have known the coffee was hot. And if it had been served at the appropriate temperature, it would have hurt for a bit and then she'd be fine. But it was served at a dangerously high temperature, and McDonald's knew that it was far too hot for safety, and didn't care. Because if it's kept hot it tastes fresh longer. The woman who sued wanted legal fees and medical costs. It's the jury that decided that McDonald's was so irresponsible they had to be hit for punitive damages as well.
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