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Old 01-20-2010, 07:37 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by Rathji View Post
Knowing the American legal system, he will walk away with a big chunk of cash in his pocket.
Fortunately, this happened in Canada, so no large payout is likely.

And what you are suggesting re: the McDonalds coffee case does make sense - but there also plays a reasonable expectation here. It is reasonable to assume that a person might fumble their coffee and spill it on themselves (even if the dumb woman did it to herself by 'drinking and driving'). But it isn't reasonable to force a restaurant to worry about someone doing a face plant in their gravy cheese fries.
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