Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants

Baum, the author of the “American Court”, explains that any personal incident that produces a significant physical injury or costly property damage might seem likely to go to court, because a lot of people know that they have legal remedies for personal injuries. We see this occurring in The McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit also known as Liebeck v. McDonald Restaurants. Seventy-nine year old Stella Liebeck who suffered third degree burns over her inner tights and genital areas after she ordered and was served a hot coffee in McDonald’s. She attempted to remove the plastic lid from the cup by placing the cup between her knees. Before filing suit, Liebeck requested that McDonald pay her $90,000 for her medical expenses, pain and suffering. McDonald…

do they affect the parties involved? We will be examining these questions through the lens of one of the most prominent injury cases in The United States – Liebeck vs. McDonald’s Restaurants. In 1992, 79-year-old Stella Liebeck and her grandson purchased a cup of coffee at a McDonald’s restaurant drive-thru in New Mexico. After paying for the coffee, Ms. Liebeck’s placed the cup of coffee between her legs and removed the lid so she could add cream and sugar to the coffee, but the liquid inside…

Case Study of Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, P.T.S., Inc. [New Mexico District Court, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, 1994] Executive Summary The Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants case, also known as the hot coffee lawsuit, was a controversial case that happened in 1994, sparking debates across the United States over tort reform . The plaintiff of the case, a woman in her late 70s named Stella Liebeck, was awarded 2.86 million dollars after suffering horrendous third degree burns across her…

case of Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants made worldwide coverage as a result of a large sum of money being awarded to the plaintiff, Stella Liebeck. The whole case became a media fiasco, and it gave some people proof that reforms are needed to combat these “frivolous lawsuits”. The legacy of this case lives on in critiques of the case, jokes, case studies for law students, and a good primer to apply principles of business ethics. The most important issue in regards to this case is…

Litigation, ADR or Criminal Prosecution Dana Hoyle University of the People Adele’s case is a very pitiful one, there are many who will sympathize with her. Although it was not established, it seems as if she is a single parent and she had life a bit difficult. It give the impression as if she was stealing not because she wanted to but because she thought it would have happened only once and she had a desperate need. However she found herself in the same situation and decided to took…

new, smaller company who had a tight schedule, a necessity of making a profit. Instead of working on their goal to make a profit, they get to deal with a lawsuit that could possibly be the end of that company. With what is available to us, as a nation, today, we should be able to handle these lawsuits in a much easier manner, such as over real-time conversation, or other possible choices (Rampton). Nevertheless, time is a valuable economic resource, and is just as valuable as money. Along with…

The Liebeck case came about during the tort reform movement, which wanted to limit the monetary damages a person could collect. (Forell, 2011). This movement was supported by McDonald’s and other companies who were on the receiving end of many lawsuits. (Forell, 2011). However, that movement took a big hit with Liebeck. In February 1992, Stella Liebeck was a passenger in her nephew’s vehicle and they made a stop at the McDonald’s drive through. (Cain, 2007). Liebeck purchased a cup of coffee…

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Most people associate the Liebeck v. McDonald’s case, better known as “the hot coffee lawsuit,” with the very worst of our justice system, frivolous actions brought by greedy plaintiffs with the hopes of winning the lawsuit lottery. However, it’s one thing to hear and another thing to see. Everybody knows, or they think they know the McDonald’s case. Although, the documentary “Hot Coffee” shows how people had wrong perceptions. Just merely hearing the sentence that a lady sued McDonald’s for 2.9…

deeper in to the Liebeck v. McDonald’s case, I had never particularly heard about it except the fact that a woman had sued McDonald’s after spilling her coffee on herself. When I did hear someone talking about the case, it always seemed that people were making light of the injury or saw the case as being a matter of greed. However, after looking deeper into the case, I have a better understanding of the issue and the legal concepts behind it. The case took place in New Mexico in 1994 when an…