some of these lawsuits make me sick.

[PlatinumGold]

my aunt was crossing an intersection (it was her green) in a Toyota Camry when an 18 wheeler (Roadway truck) ran a red and smashed her car to smithereens. now she is completely disabled for life. she can't talk straight (By her appearance one would think she had had a stroke). she can't walk without a walker, she will never be able to walk again and my grandmother now lives with them to take care of her.

the insurance company for roadway agreed to pay the maximum under their coverage, $6 million then at the last minute they decided not to pay.

my uncle took them to court and he won, but all they got was the $6 million.

considering what other people are getting for ludicrous lawsuits it's amazing to me they could only get $6 million.

how the fvck does someone get millions for spilling hot coffee in her lap and yet my aunt only gets 6 million for basically having her life taken from her?

this stuff makes me sick, btw the accident happened about 6 yrs ago.

 

[DaTT]

Agreed...Amercicans sue for the dumbest of things.

 

[venk]

You should have tried suing the Company directly. on top of taking the insurance claim.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: venk
You should have tried suing the Company directly. on top of taking the insurance claim.

it's done, it was my uncles call and he wasn't out to get money per se. he just wanted something back for what happened to his wife. she will never work again.

but my point isn't that they got too little money, $6 million is a lot of money, it just makes me sick how some people get millions more for what amounts to stupid cases and yet here we have, what i consider anyway, a legitimate case and she doesn't get as much as some stupid cases.

sickening.

 

[Mo0o]

The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

 

[rudeguy]

its about how much insurance the company has. Do you actually think that McDonalds paid for that lady's claim? Hell no. Their insurance picked up the bill. Roadway is not going to carry nearly as much insurance as McDonalds does.

I agree though, the system is screwed. But how do you fix it?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
its about how much insurance the company has. Do you actually think that McDonalds paid for that lady's claim? Hell no. Their insurance picked up the bill. Roadway is not going to carry nearly as much insurance as McDonalds does.

I agree though, the system is screwed. But how do you fix it?

roadway is owned by Fedex tho.

 

[myusername]

http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

http://www.atla.org/ConsumerMediaResour...CTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffeecase.aspx

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: myusername
http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

http://www.atla.org/ConsumerMediaResour...CTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffeecase.aspx

very good post.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Because people like it that hot. Can't handle it? Buy from 7/11 or Dunkin Donuts or something. If consumers didn't like coffee that hot, McDonald's wouldn't do it.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

 

[JulesMaximus]

These lawsuits are making me thirsty!

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

THat may be true if what you say is right, but it still sucks that she got 3rd degree burns and was amply compensated and OPs aunt's life was devastated and she just got $6 mil. I dunno it's all so sad.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Because people like it that hot. Can't handle it? Buy from 7/11 or Dunkin Donuts or something. If consumers didn't like coffee that hot, McDonald's wouldn't do it.

No. You're wrong.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

THat may be true if what you say is right, but it still sucks that she got 3rd degree burns and was amply compensated and OPs aunt's life was devastated and she just got $6 mil. I dunno it's all so sad.

Amply compensated is a subjective thing. The coffee lady ended up with $640k for 3rd degree burns on her legs and this woman received $6 million for her situation. It's hard to place a dollar amount on something like this and while it's a very sad story, I get the impression that the OP is filled with emotion and not aware of all the facts involved in some of these cases.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

THat may be true if what you say is right, but it still sucks that she got 3rd degree burns and was amply compensated and OPs aunt's life was devastated and she just got $6 mil. I dunno it's all so sad.

Amply compensated is a subjective thing. The coffee lady ended up with $640k for 3rd degree burns on her legs and this woman received $6 million for her situation. It's hard to place a dollar amount on something like this and while it's a very sad story, I get the impression that the OP is filled with emotion and not aware of all the facts involved in some of these cases.

If you read the article, after appeals an everything, she got $680,000. Before lawyers' fees. Part of the the reason she received a larger initial award was b/c of the punitive damages (2.7 million). Her damages were only 200K.

If the truck company knew that this driver was a pretty bad driver and did nothing, it is possible that your aunt could have received more. That is what distinguishes your case from the McDonald's case.

 

[daniel1113]

It's not that your Grandma didn't get enough for that unfortunate accident. It's that other people are getting too much for ridiculous things.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

And how many morons are there in the world.

I'm sorry, but Drano should not have to say do not drink on it...

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

THEN DON'T DRINK IT! Don't go and buy it? Who is forcing them to buy McDonald's coffee?

 

[SuperTool]

6 million is a sh!tload of money.

 

[Baked]

If you want more money, maybe you should act like your aunt and hit the gas as soon as the light turns green w/o looking both ways and hope for another big rig to cream you so you can be paralyzed for life and get a ton of money.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Baked
If you want more money, maybe you should act like your aunt and hit the gas as soon as the light turns green w/o looking both ways and hope for another big rig to cream your ass.

wtf man? thats just wrong.

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: axelfox

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The coffee trial was legitimate though. The mcdonalds kept the coffee at higher than normal temperatures so it wont go cold as fast. The woman got really bad 3rd degree burns all over her leg for it.

Too bad she did not pour it over her head...

Durr, coffee is hawt ok???

Did you even read the article? McDonald's had over 700 hundred complaints of their coffee being TOO hot (not just "hot").

They kept it at around 185 degrees, which would burn skin in a matter of seconds. Coffee served at home is around 135.

Many people gripe about how "frivolous" the McDonald's coffee case was, but few actually go read the facts about it.

THEN DON'T DRINK IT! Don't go and buy it? Who is forcing them to buy McDonald's coffee?

She didn't drink it. Nobody is forcing her to go buy MCD's coffee, but when they've had repeated complaints about the temperature of their coffee and the policies are out of the normal range of coffee temp and as a result someone gets burned, then someone is probably going be held responsible.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Baked
If you want more money, maybe you should act like your aunt and hit the gas as soon as the light turns green w/o looking both ways and hope for another big rig to cream you so you can be paralyzed for life and get a ton of money.

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