What happened to the lady that sued McDonald’s for hot coffee?
In 1992, 79-year-old stella liebeck bought a cup of takeout coffee at a mcdonald’s drive-thru in albuquerque and spilled it on her lap. She sued mcdonald‘s and a jury awarded her nearly $3 million in punitive damages for the burns she suffered. Typical reaction: isn’t coffee supposed to be hot? You can sue. A jury will decide, after appropriate expert testimony, whether mcdonald’s was negligent, whether you share any responsibility, and what your damages are.McDonald’s is a well-known product liability lawsuit that became a flash point in the debate in the U. S. Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who sued McDonald’s after she suffered third-degree burns from hot coffee that was spilled on .A jury found McDonald’s liable for injuries suffered by a customer who spilled hot cup of coffee on herself, and awarded her in excess of $2. Stella Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, P. T. S. Inc. McDonald’s International, Inc.
Did someone sue McDonald’s for hot coffee?
A jury found McDonald’s liable for injuries suffered by a customer who spilled hot cup of coffee on herself, and awarded her in excess of $2. Stella Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, P. T. S. Inc. McDonald’s International, Inc. The jurors awarded Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages for her pain, suffering, and medical costs, but those damages were reduced to $160,000 because they found her 20 percent responsible. They awarded $2. That amounted to about two days of revenue for McDonald’s coffee sales.