- May 26, 2003
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So my teacher says the punitive charges of $2.7 million (the revenue McD got from selling coffee in 2 days at the time) is very little. What do you think?
My side is the old woman shouldn't have been awarded anything... but oh well.
I remember there were couple threads about this subject, and a lot of people had good points, but I can't find them... looked through archieves too, not there...
Anyways, I wanna hear everyone's thoughts on this...
Facts (added):
My side is the old woman shouldn't have been awarded anything... but oh well.
I remember there were couple threads about this subject, and a lot of people had good points, but I can't find them... looked through archieves too, not there...
Anyways, I wanna hear everyone's thoughts on this...
Facts (added):
* 3rd degree burns on 6 percent of her body, including her groin, inner thighs, and buttocks.
* Spent 8 days in the hospital.
* Permanent scarring over 16 percent of her body.
* Final punitive damages paid by McDonalds is known to be less than $640,000 (agreed on by McDonalds for dropping an appeal) but the exact amount is unknown due to a confidentiality agreement.
* McDonalds' coffee was between 180-190F degrees.
* Majority of other restaurants keep their coffee between 155-165F degrees.
* Contrary to general public's knowledge, McDonalds actually had "Caution: Contents hot" warning on coffee cups, however they were printed in gold letters & alot smaller than they are printed on current coffee cups.