Stella Liebeck: Coffee and Frivolity

Most people will not recognize the name Stella Liebeck, but as soon as you say the word "hot coffee case" it will be recognized. This story is almost universally known, and it has almost entered the urban legend and the mythical field. It is a myth in a wide range of descriptions. An old lady passed through McDonald 's driveway, ordered a cup of coffee, and immediately sprinkled drinks on her knees. Then, looking for a relaxed payday, she complained about millions of dollars of restaurants, eventually escaping from the millionaire.

In 1994, an extensive publicity campaign against McDonald's, the elderly female Stella Lebec appealed McDonald's because McDonald's coffee drank three cups of coffee. Car This lawsuit has received a great deal of attention and today is frequently mentioned as an example of "fraud case" hurting American companies. In fact, the "Stella Award" for boring lawsuits listed in the article is named after Stellarbeck.

On that day, a 79-year old woman, Albuquerque's New York, Stella Liebeck, ordered a 49 cup coffee from the driveway window in the local McDonald's restaurant located 5001 southeast of Gibson Avenue. She (accidentally) mistakenly poured hot coffee into her groin and kept burning it badly. I looked at the commercial advertisement, saw a woman looking at the window next door, and the man stacked various things so that he could climb his roof. The audience did not see it, but we knew it would end with a disaster. However, please print on a small font at the bottom of the screen. "Do not try it yourself, unless you are stupid" (for mad people)

It is no wonder that there are so many controversies and scandals on this scale. Most people have heard about the overheated coffee incident that 79-year-old Stella Liebeck badly burned the hot food of the fast food chain. She was hospitalized for 8 days and was sentenced to millions by the jury. After all, McDonald 's personally settled the lawsuit with Liebeck.

Liebeck vs. McDonald's, also known as "McDonald's Coffee Case", is a famous product that became a highlight of controversy over infringement reforms in the United States after the jury gave Stella Liebeck (79) a prize of $ 2.9 million. It is a responsible lawsuit. A woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, sued McDonald's with a third burn of hot coffee after the company's incineration in 1992. The judge reduced the total prize to 640,000 dollars and the parties decided the secret amount before deciding to appeal. In the lawsuit, a general understanding is used as an example of a tedious lawsuit, and ABC News claims that the case is "a typical representative of excessive litigation". The degree of injury, lawsuits are reasonable. In addition, McDonald did not provide adequate warning