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"You can’t sue McDonald’s if its coffee burns your lap because the cup says the contents are hot." The beauty of living in this country is that you can sue any
by agotterer 17y ago
"You can’t sue McDonald’s if its coffee burns your lap because the cup says the contents are hot."
The beauty of living in this country is that you can sue anyone you please. The writer clearly doesn't remember the 1994 lawsuit of Liebeck v. McDonald's. In which Liebeck sued McDonals because she burned herself with hot coffee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaur...
- culturestate 17y agoThe "contents are hot" label was added as a result of that lawsuit, AFAIK.
- c0nsilience 17y agoYes, the disclaimer label was added because of that lawsuit. Author knows what he's talking about.
- timcederman 17y agoWouldn't have changed the outcome of the lawsuit if it had been on there beforehand.