Lady wants to sue mall for falling into fountain while texting

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Originally Posted by August

Are you talking about the grandmother who got 2nd degree burns?

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.