....What sign of the apocalypse is that? I've lost track. --BenD
Gruss Gott wrote: > McDonald's is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the > biggest addition to its menu in 30 years. Starting this year, the > company's nearly 14,000 U.S. locations will install coffee bars with > "baristas" serving cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and the Frappe, similar > to Starbucks' ice-blended Frappuccino. > > Internal documents from 2007 say the program, which also will add > smoothies and bottled beverages, will add $1 billion to McDonald's > annual sales of $21.6 billion. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > So, you tort reform haters may have a case. But, using coffee spills > as a small business continues to be successful: > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Ethan Thorn was an infant when his parents brought him into a > Starbucks in Somerville's Davis Square in April, 2006. According to > the lawsuit, a store employee serving a cup of coffee to Ethan's > father accidentally spilled coffee on the baby's legs and groin, > causing second-degree burns. The baby was in his father's arms at the > time. > > The suit, filed on behalf of the family by Manchester lawyer Orestes > Brown, said the coffee shop employee "had a duty of reasonable care > not to serve hot coffee to an infant." > > A Salem Superior Court judge on Friday approved the settlement, which > will be placed into a trust for the boy's benefit. The settlement does > not require Starbucks to admit any liability. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:249971 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
