Dangerously Hot Coffee

Coffee should be hot when we drink it, but not scalding. A case of gross negligence befell McDonald’s in 1992. A woman sued the chain for $160,000 after an improperly packaged coffee spilled and burned her so badly she required skin grafts. When McDonald’s refused to pay out, the court forced them to pay her damages of $640,000! Of course, now there is a warning on the McDonald’s coffee cup that says, “Caution, I’m Hot.”