Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants

id: liebeck-v-mcdonald-s-restaurants-211-2932555
title: Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants
text: Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, also known as the McDonald's coffee case and the hot coffee lawsuit, was a highly publicized 1994 product liability lawsuit in the United States against the McDonald's restaurant chain. The plaintiff, Stella Liebeck (1912–2004), a 79-year-old woman, purchased hot coffee from a McDonald's restaurant, accidentally spilled it in her lap, and suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region. She was hospitalized for eight days while undergoing skin grafting, follow
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description: 1994 product liability lawsuit
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date created: 2003-03-23T23:49:45Z
date modified: 2024-09-11T21:58:47Z
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