McDonald’s: The Coffee spill Heard ‘Round the World* Summary The case Stella Liebeck v. McDonald is one of the most talked about consumer lawsuit‚ sparking interest in people of not only the United States‚ but across the globe. Those who have studied the case in details pity the‚ at the time‚ 79 years old Stella Leibeck and those who are have only studied the synopsis of this case‚ find her lawsuit outrageous and frivolous. In either case‚ virtually everyone who has heard this case has an opinion
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The Slam Heard ’Round the World In 1879‚ Henrik Ibsen wrote a play that dealt with the power in a marriage entitled "A Doll House". The play was praised primarily on its ending‚ in which Nora‚ the female protagonist‚ chooses to walk out on her husband who has been controlling her ever since they were wed. Women the world over were suddenly inspired to take hold of their relationships and stop allowing their husbands to toy with them. China‚ in specific‚ was impacted heavily as Chinese custom heavily
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The Shot Heard ‘Round the World (War I) On summer day‚ June 28th‚ 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was riding in a car‚ driving through Sarajevo‚ trying to show himself to the Serbian people. A terrorist group had created plans to assassinate Ferdinand and at first they failed. However‚ Ferdinand coincidentally ended up right next to the sandwich shop that Gavrilo Princip‚ one of the designated assassins‚ was eating at. Princip was quick to grasp the opportunity and he
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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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“frivolous” as some people thought‚ or serious business? The major issues in this case include how hot the coffee should be‚ when to draw the line on making a case outrageous and how corporations are supposed to please customers without worrying about being sued. I believe that the lawsuit was frivolous because of the amount of money that was being asked for. It is common sense that when you order coffee or any other hot beverage that contents will be hot. I feel that it was the fault of Liebeck and although
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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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highway. Little do they know that over 33‚000 McDonalds are operating worldwide‚ one of which holds fifteen hundred people. Not only a “symbol of U.S. Culture” (Macionis 121)‚ but it has become a theory of sociology‚ unknown to most‚ conveniently named the “McDonaldization Theory”. The McDonaldization of Society is based off the findings of George Ritzer (1993)‚ in which he found four basic principles that our society correlates with the McDonalds Empire; those four principles are efficiency‚ predictability
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EMG 20 Case Study No. 1 McDonald’s: Serving Fast Food around the World Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1955 in the United States. He offered a limited menu of high quality; moderately priced food served fast spotless surroundings. McDonald’s QSC&V (quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and value) was a hit. The chain expanded into every state in the nation. By 1983 it had more than 6‚000 restaurants in the United States‚ and by 1995 it had more than 18‚000 restaurants in 89 countries
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Coffee in World History Coffee in world history has changed many things from its first appearance in 1635 up until today. Its effects were seen in the people‚ on the economy‚ and on the social aspect of life. These effects were mainly beneficial with some exceptions. Documents 1‚3‚5‚7‚8‚ and 10 show positive social effects on the people. While documents 1‚3‚4‚ and 9 show how the effects of coffee were seen positively on a worldwide scale. Whether looking close up in social communities‚ or looking
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addiction Doc 1 - Talks about popularity‚ how it brings people together to socialize + distracts them from mosque Doc 2 - Advertises coffee by listing its “benefits”‚ says it is very healthy Doc 3 - Describes the addiction people have towards coffee Doc 2 - Garways’s Cofee House It’s an advertisement. Intentionally tried to get customers to buy their coffee. Exaggerates claims of health benefits and “careful” production. Not proper research done‚ because too much caffeine can be harmful
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