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I think there's something called "punitive damages" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punitive_damages). That's why that lady got a couple million dollars from McDonald's
by kolinko 13y ago
I think there's something called "punitive damages" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punitive_damages).
That's why that lady got a couple million dollars from McDonald's for a too hot coffee a couple years back - not because it caused her so much harm. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restauran... )
- npsimons 13y agoAnd just to cut in with a quick response to all those who automatically use this as a call to tort reform: 1) The lady didn't ask for that much; the judge awarded it, after much shenanigans by McDonalds'; 2) In the end, it wasn't a couple million, it was reduced by the judge to under $500k. The case is more complex than most people want to believe.