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Those Darn Frivolous Lawsuits - McDonald's Coffee case
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[QUOTE="robwbright, post: 1105394, member: 60515"] 1: We don't know how much she got - if you actually read the post,, Okie, you'd have seen that she finally settled for an undisclosed amount. This is also very common with large verdicts. My office has been sitting on a $233,000.00 verdict for over a year and we haven't gotten a penny from the insurance co. yet. Their best offer is $150,000.00. When the Plaintiff gets hungry enough, they usually settle for LESS than the verdict. 2: Do you guys even understand the concept of punitive damages? The verdict was for $160,000.00 in actual damages. I am sure that her meds for skin grafts cost that much. The remainder of the verdict was punitives to PUNISH McDonalds so they take steps to change the problem. Why do we punish McDonalds? Two reasons: 1: Their coffee had seriously burned 700 people in 10 years and they did nothing about it. Further, their witness testified that they were going to continue to do nothing about it. 2: Their coffee is served 20 degrees higher than other restaurants. Apparently that 20 degrees makes a difference because . . . As thumbs said, "Turn down the heat and problem is solved. I don't believe Burger King, Jack-in-the-box, Wendys and the other are having this reaccuring law suites." If there had been prior steps taken by McDonalds to solve the recurring burns problem, there would have been no judgment against them or a much smaller one. As to the money in the lawyer's pockets, likely 40% since it went to trial. Of course, it was 40% of less than $480,000.00, so maybe $150,000.00. I'd guess it took something like 2-3 years to get to the final settlement, and it's likely that the amount of work they put in meant that the case was not exactly a windfall. [/QUOTE]
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