Utter, total and complete
CRAP.
As anyone who knows ANY of the facts of that case is well aware - and it's been discussed here before - your assertions are patently
false. If you
truly are " in the insurance industry & conduct training classes on products liability issues," there is no excuse for you not knowing those facts, still less pontificating upon them with such ignorance.
Here - get a clue:
"The woman paid for her coffee, opened it, put the top back on half-arsed, put the cup between her knees and drove off"
BS.
FACT 1: The car was not only parked, she wasn't even the driver. Her DAUGHTER was driving and PARKED the car to go back in for the cream and sugar not put in the bag.
FACT 2. She was scalded getting the lid off while the car was PARKED.
FACT 3. McDonalds had ample knowledge that its coffee was far too hot for its intended use - customers drinking it while driving - due to the number of PRIOR scalding incidents.
FACT 4. McDonalds refused to lower the temperature of its coffee, despite all those incidents.
FACT 5. The victim in this case was scalded so severely, she had second and
third-degree burns from the coffee.
FACT 6. All the victim in this case originally sought was compensation for her medical costs.
FACT 7. Displaying the same arrogant disregard manifested by selling overly-hot coffee in the face of such incidents, McDonalds REFUSED to compensate this victim merely for her medical costs. Hence the lawsuit.
Thanks for sharing all your expertise.....