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    about the McDonalds’ scalding coffee case. No one is in favor of frivolous cases of outlandish results; however‚ it is important to understand some points that were not reported in most of the stories about the case. McDonalds coffee was not only hot‚ it was scalding -- capable of almost instantaneous destruction of skin‚ flesh and muscle. Here’s the whole story. Stella Liebeck of Albuquerque‚ New Mexico‚ was in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car when she was severely burned by McDonalds’ coffee

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    documentary Hot Coffee by Susan Saladoff was exceptionally inspiring to contemplate the commonly accepted ideas on the United States legal system. Hot Coffee begins by clarifying the truth behind the lawsuit of Liebeck v. McDonalds Restaurants. After presenting what really happened to Stella Liebeck‚ the documentary leads into the tort reform movement that has been confining civil rights since the beginning. Showing how dissembled the tort reform has been‚ Hot Coffee presents the spilled coffee case and

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    Mcdonalds Coffee Case

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    The McDonald’s Coffee Case Back in 1992 when Stella Liebeck spilled McDonald’s coffee on herself‚ she never intended to sue. She simply asked for money to cover her medical charges and for the time her daughter was out of work caring for her. When she received an inadequate response from McDonald’s‚ that’s when she sought an attorney. This case has turned out to be one of the most misunderstood cases of our times. In Stella Liebeck’s defense‚ it can be said that McDonald’s should not have been

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    Thomas University Hot Coffee Nequan Edwin Business Law II Prof. Hernandez 3/12/15 Hot Coffee is a documentary which tells stories of four individuals and the impact tort reform laws had on their lives. These cases were discuss and related to tort reform in the United States. The documentary started with a $0.49 cent cup of coffee from McDonalds that turned into a million dollar lawsuit. Stella Liebeck 79 years suffered from third degree burns from the cup of coffee she had purchased

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    At outset‚ a coffee spill case might seem trivial and outrageous‚ but there are various factors for which we feel McDonalds did deserve to be punished. Temperature Conformation to industry standards: Spokesperson of national coffee association says that McDonalds conforms to industry temperature standard and any temperature above 130 degrees could cause third degree burns. Although doctors mentioned that lowering temperature to 160 degrees takes a longer time for burns to take effect

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    coverage truly showcases how everything is seen in their eyes‚ as profit and a great story is their main goal. Haltom and McCann continue with chapter six of “Java Jive: Genealogy of a Juridical icon” as the issue continues with the “McDonald’s hot coffeecase‚ and how 2.9 million dollars was rewarded for spilling the drink on herself. The media continues to be concerned about the

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    Hot Coffee The movie was split into four different exhibits (or topics basically). Each exhibit was centered on a case that was heavily influenced by that specific tort reform issue. The four exhibits were as follows: 1. The Public Relations Campaign 2. Caps on Damages 3. Judicial Elections 4. Mandatory Arbitration The first exhibit was centered on public relations and featured the case that gave the movie its name‚ the Stella Liebeck v. McDonalds case in New Mexico. The information presented

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    Hot coffee egg

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    HOT COFFEE MATERIALS: Ice crust Coffee Cork stopper Tea pot PROCEDURE: 1. We need to pre boil the coffee and after that put the cork stopper. 2. After many hours and you want to drink hot coffee but it gets cold just put some crusted ice on the top of the tea pot and there you have it‚ HOT COFFEE…. REFLECTION: At first I can’t believe that ice can boil the coffee because as we all know ice is cold not hot but when the experiment undergone I found out that

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    Essay Abolish Cold Coffee Nothing compares to the complete utter solitude and comfort a warm coffee brings to you. It over takes your body and it runs through your veins like a river of delicious life. It is a perfect moment of happiness and only hot coffee drinkers will understand the true feeling of the warmth it brings to you. Hot coffee is a blessing to this universe but it is beginning to be over took by a disgusting imposter‚ cold coffee. What is the nasty cold coffee? Cold coffee is for the juvenile

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    CASE 10.2 Hot Coffee at McDonald’s First of all let’s clarify what is the story is‚ what are the facts? There was this woman (Stella Liebeck) who poured a cup of coffee (Mc Coffee) into her lap. Because of that she suffered third-degree burns. Her medical expenses worth $10‚000 and the and of the case she got $ 2.7 million. Sounds a bit strange isn’t it?! Here come my ethical problems. Did her permanent scars‚ the $10‚000 medical bill and all that torture she went through worth that

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