I know the question wasn't directed at me, but I'd like to give my take on it.
I don't defend the person for bringing the suit, but I defend the grounds of the suit and the decision of the court. I wouldn't have brought such a suit because I would have been embarrassed beyond belief. Materials don't have to change state to fail. Styrofoam may melt at a very high temperature, but the bonds between the individual expanded polystyrene beads that constitute Styrofoam can certainly weaken or plasticize well below that temperature, thereby causing failure (or enough deformity to constitute failure, as in this case) of the vessel from which it's made. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement -----Original Message----- From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:35 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Someone is trying to sue me Are you really defending a person that put a Styrofoam cup of hot coffee between her legs, while in a car, and takes off the lid? By the way, Styrofoam melts at 464 deg f. How did McD's get water that hot? On Dec 21, 2007 9:23 AM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "if you can sue for hot coffee in the lap and win then why not?" > > I know it is so annoying -- just because the coffee was so hot (nearly boiling) that it melted the cup and caused 2nd and 3rd degrees burns of the thighs and genitals requiring surgery. Combined with the fact that the company had previously settled similar incidents 'out of court'. > > But of course it is frivolous because every late night comedian knows that coffee is 'hot'. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248844 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
