‘But Coffee’s Supposed to be Hot’ – A Retrospective
In “frivolous lawsuit” conversations, the McDonald’s hot coffee case is frequently spotlighted — incomplete facts, and mistaken distortions and key omissions of fact skew public perception. In 1992, 79-year-old Stella Liebeck, a passenger in her grandson’s car, purchased coffee at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Upon exiting the drive-thru, her grandson stopped in the parking lot so she could add sugar to her coffee. The cup tipped over between her legs as she was removing the lid, and 190-degree coffee spilled onto...Read More