Fine Points of Law

[icarus]

Originally Posted by leonk19

Would your opinon change if that extremely hot coffee (which btw, that specific mcdonalds restaurant was warned countless times, even by employees that the coffee was too hot) was being carried by this lady, and someone accidently bumped into her and all this coffee spilt onto the head of a 10 year old boy, causing skin grafts to be needed all over his head and upper body? I'm sure if that happened people wouldn't have much sympathy for Mcdonalds. Fact of the matter is, Mcdonalds was careless in making the coffee TOO hot and was held liable, it's pretty simple.

This is a remoteness in causation issue, and it would be pretty hard for a plaintiff to prove all the requisite links in the chain. There would be big time trouble proving reasonable forseeability here. Not impossible I suppose, but a pretty tall order.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Suave

so hot that it causes third degree burns, and in this case, third degree burns to a ladies genitals that required skin grafts.

Exagerating much???

Which one are you:

1)Hmmm.....if I say third degree burns people will think McDonalds is a monster who wants to kill people...sure hope no one knows what third degree burns are.

2) Hmmm...I have no idea what 3rd degree burns are, but it sure sounds scary, maybe I'll use that.

[Suave]

Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz

Exagerating much???

Which one are you:

1)Hmmm.....if I say third degree burns people will think McDonalds is a monster who wants to kill people...sure hope no one knows what third degree burns are.

2) Hmmm...I have no idea what 3rd degree burns are, but it sure sounds scary, maybe I'll use that.

I am fully aware of what third degree burns are. In case you don’t, I suggest you look it up. Some pictures attached for you reference.

[RougeUnderoos]

Yeesh. I don't think we need the pictures thanks.

[Azure]

There is no way a cup of coffee causes that.