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Originally Posted by August
Are you talking about the grandmother who got 2nd degree burns?
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Actually they were third degree burns, she spent 11 days in the hospital and needed skin grafts.
The reason McDonalds lost was that not only did they serve coffee at a temperature higher than the industry standard, they knew that their coffee was at a dangerous temperature. There have been, over 700 injury claims due to burns from McDonalds coffee, including several children.
If you read the actual suite records, it seems like it was a good and fair decision.