> I for one hope they get what they really deserve and it to be a corner > movement to nail anyone else that tries this again..and maybe bleed over to > other dumb case like suing MacDonald's for hot coffee ..
I can't get the following URL not to fold - I'm afraid you'll have to rebuild it. From the Association of Trial Lawyers of America web site: http://www.atlanet.org/ConsumerMediaResources/Tier3/press_room/FACTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffee case.aspx "The sweatpants Liebeck was wearing absorbed the coffee and held it next to her skin. A vascular surgeon determined that Liebeck suffered full thickness burns (or third-degree burns) over 6 percent of her body, including her inner thighs, perineum, buttocks, and genital and groin areas. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting. Liebeck, who also underwent debridement treatments, sought to settle her claim for $20,000, but McDonald's refused. During discovery, McDonald's produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1992. Some claims involved third-degree burns substantially similar to Liebeck's. This history documented McDonald's knowledge about the extent and nature of this hazard." -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803
