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.

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As for this lady, it is important to remember that there are very few limitations on bringing a suit. Anyone can sue pretty much anyone for pretty much anything.

Now winning is a totally different matter. I don't think the mall owners will settle this out of court though. I still don't see where the mall employees acted negligently. One can't really sue employees for being jerks.

Since this lady is granting interviews on the news concerning this issue, her issue of her privacy being violated is diminished.