the punitive damages were reduced by the judge to 480,000. the parties settled out of court for less than 600,000 before the appeal verdict was read.
and to think that she had asked before hiring a lawyer to pay her actual medical expenses and her loss of income for a total of less than 20,000 but she was offered 800 bucks by mcdonalds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants
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McDonalds did nothing wrong that's why it was reduced. Thus they owed her nothing for her mistake. They did not spill the coffee on her. They handed her a cup with a lid. She opened it as they pulled away and the driver stopped to allow her to add the sugar and cream. The accident was totally their fault. The Deal was done in private so we will never know but I'm sure Her mistake cost more than a Million to McDonalds with lawyers fees ect. In hindsight perhaps they should have accepted the $20,000.
Anyway the point I made that some ignore as they add their trivial comments is still valid that common sense and efficiency is lacking in many areas leading to the economic downturn the world is seeing. Please get back to the problem this thread addresses or post your own.
