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Please don't repeat stories without knowing the basis. What you're calling "hot coffee is hot" should be called "coffee stored at unnaturally high temperatures

by Timon3 3y ago

Please don't repeat stories without knowing the basis. What you're calling "hot coffee is hot" should be called "coffee stored at unnaturally high temperatures which cause 3rd degree burns is hot". Normal coffee does not lead to those burns. McDonalds put in a lot of effort, and probably money, to make it seem like "hurr durr it was just a dumb American being dumb". It's not that. The woman also didn't sue to become rich, only to cover her medical costs.

zamfi 3y ago
The story itself is quite tragic, and indeed everything you say is true. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the warning label “CAUTION: Contents hot” on a paper cup is indeed pretty useless and likely exists as a result of this lawsuit — not because it will actually keep anyone from burning themselves (for that goal, you’d want it to say some variant of “our coffee is much hotter than what you make at home”), but because a bunch of lawyers thought it would make for an easier defense next time. That’s the root cause right there.