Stella Liebeck, an elderly grandmother, received third degree burns when she spi

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Stella Liebeck, an elderly grandmother, received third degree burns when she spilled coffee purchased at a McDonald's drive-thru. At trial, experts testified that McDonald's coffee was too hot to be consumed at the point of purchase, was hotter than any other restaurant's coffee or coffee brewed at home, and was so hot that third-degree burns would result within three to five seconds of coming into contact with the skin. McDonald's also conceded that the coffee was brewed extremely hot for commercial (profit) reasons, because most customers wanted their coffee to be hot throughout thier commute. After finding the company liable, the jury awarded Mrs. Liebeck two day's worth of coffee sales at McDonald's, an amount equivalent to $2.7 million, in punitive damages. The award, although reduced to much less than that, set off a firestorm of criticism that has not died down to this day. Do you believe that it's possible for coffee to be unreasonably dangerous?

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Yes , i do agree with the statement , it is possible for the coffee to be unresonably dangerous. Mcdonalds had consistently heated their coffee significantly higher than the widely accepted temperature and it also had a several incidents before that where people suffered serious burns from spilling it and they can also filed complains for their injury. Mcdonalds standard temperature for coffee is 185 degrees F and it is hot enough to cause third degree burns.

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