05-31-2013, 07:59 PM | #21 |
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I wanna know who the judges are who actually award this stuff and dont just throw it out...
I can see sueing the truuck driver for not paying attention as he was the sole cause of this accident. The girl wasnt breaking any laws by (i assume signalling) and waiting for the cross traffic to clear ( model A group) so i dont see how she could be sued at all. Especially not the MAFCA group... doesnt even make sense.... it would be like suing walmart because you were on your way to thier store... or suing autozone because you were going to buy thier oil...
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06-01-2013, 10:04 AM | #22 |
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The reason why every Tom Dick and Harry gets improperly named in litigation is to prevent the opposing side from claiming that essential parties have been omitted, and insurance company attorneys do it as much as anyone else. It is one of these hypocritical situations in society where everyone bemoans the lack of integrity in other people, but are reluctant to stick their own neck out for those ideals.
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06-01-2013, 06:35 PM | #23 |
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I think that the solution is really rather simple. Just have a loser pays law. If you bring a lawsuit and can't win it, you lose and have to pay for everything involved, court costs, both lawyers fees, time lost, etc.
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06-01-2013, 11:37 PM | #25 |
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Yea i knew the hot coffee thing was a tad hokey. I still wanna know why ANY place seems to think serving coffee that hot is a good idea...
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Sorry your links just reinforced my belief that the injury was was her fault, if she ordered orange juice and she was burned doing the same thing then that would be different.
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06-02-2013, 12:37 AM | #27 |
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Thanks, sgwilson, for bringing up the facts on the McDonald's case, but as I am sure you know, myth and opinion trump reality and facts every time.
And thanks ericr for pointing out the reason eveyone in sight is sued. Those "good and honest" lawyers for the insurance companies, paid by the hour, will always point the finger of blame at someone else. Any competent lawyer has to shut down that tactic. Maybe it is all the family's fault, for hiring a competent lawyer whose duty is to his clients, not MAFCA, the insurance companies, or the public. I don't know if the suit against MAFCA had any merit or not, but anyone who relies on newspaper reports, blogs or stories from someone who heard something to make that decision is playing a fools game. None of those have the knowledge, experience, interest or time to analyze a lawsuit. But everyone is up for a good story, and lawyer bashing exceeds even politician bashing as an American pastime. Hey, even lawyers do it. The insurance companies have a vested interested in spreading the myth that frivolous lawsuits are killing us all. AIG and other insurance companies took your tax dollar for bailouts that had nothing to do with frivolous lawsuits and everything to do with making bad investments with your premium dollars, but they won't tell you that. Ask your agent about it the next time your premiums go up. He or she will blame "the lawyers," not the bosses. So that's my rant and I'm sticking to it. |
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Not trying to start an argument, but until you've got and read ALL the facts, don't bash someone. It was a very tragic case and it was very unfortunate how it horribly wounded her. She had to have reconstructive plastic surgery.
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The National Coffee Association said that the temperature of McDonald's coffee conformed to industry standards. The jury felt sorry for the old lady and felt the big corporation had the money to pay her. Let me ask you this, how many other successful lawsuits have there been against anyone that serves hot beverages? Similar lawsuits against McDonald's in England failed. In Bogle v. McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd., for the same temperature coffee as used in the above case.
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06-02-2013, 09:50 AM | #30 | |
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1. For at least 10 years, McDonald's knew its coffee, when served at 180-190 degrees, was causing severe burns. In that period, more than 700 were severely burned from spills, including children and infants. And not all of them brought the trouble on themselves due to what you might think was their own stupidity. Sometimes a McDonalds employee would spill it on a customer. The company did nothing. 2. Sure, personal responsibility is important. The jury found--and the judge agreed--the victim here was 20% responsible for the spill. Never mind the temp, she should have known better, you say. And how many people who need to add sugar and/or cream to the coffee just handed to them at the drive-thru pull safely to the side of the road to get out and add it? 3. But more important, ANY product we buy is, by law, required to be fit for the purpose for which it is sold. With food, that means it must be fit for consumption. Coffee served at 190 degrees is not fit for consumption. Even if you don't spill it, it's a third-degree burn waiting to happen. This is not the opinion of the "old woman's money-grubbing, scumbag lawyer." McDonalds admitted this in court. The company also admitted consumers are not warned and are unaware the temperature of the coffee is SO hot it poses a risk. (What? You don't carry a thermometer to check it before you drink? You expect it to be about the 30-40 degrees cooler, the same temp as it is virtually everywhere else in town where you buy hot coffee? How negligent and irresponsible of YOU!) 4. The "McDonalds coffee woman" was never out looking for a so-called jury jackpot from a bunch of stupid citizens who might take pity on a poor, elderly woman. She and her lawyer would have been happy to settle the case for just $20,000--the amount of her medical bills that were not covered by her insurance. No, McDonalds said, here's $800, take it or leave it. THAT'S what prompted the lawsuit. In fact, the way the company acted and how it dealt with its own issue of personal/corporate responsibility was summed up in a single word: callous. That's what the appellate judge decided, not me. 5. Finally, keep this in mind: burns from liquids this hot is not just a minor inconvenience and a little temporary pain. 190-degree coffee causes the worst kind of a burn (third degree) in three to seven SECONDS. It causes not only disfiguration but years and sometimes a lifetime of pain and suffering and permanent disability. It can only be treated with very expensive skin grafting, special whirlpool treatments, and plastic surgery. Yes, the woman should not have opened hot coffee in the car. Had it been served at 130 degrees instead of 190 as McDonalds insisted, she would have suffered briefly and learned a lesson that she should have known by her age anyway...BUT she wouldn't have been in the worst kind of unbearable pain, scarred for life and in suffering for her final years. All things considered, NOW do you think she might have deserved every penny? And aren't you glad there was SOMEONE to help her stand up for herself, even though you may have thought of of personal injury lawyers as money-grubbing scumbags? |
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06-02-2013, 10:11 AM | #32 |
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A local hospital was just sued because the x-ray the patient got removed her ability to see into the future. She is a Fortune teller by trade. Jury award, $1 million, judge lowered to $600,000, now in appeal to get the full million.
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Gentlemen, I never realized that asking a simple question about the outcome of a MAFCA lawsuit could end up in left field of a different ball park!! For those that supplied info on the original issue..thank you
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600,000 for a burn on my legs? I could probably live with that. But my nut sack? Well that might cost a little more.
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06-02-2013, 11:18 AM | #36 |
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More than a dozen replies in the last two days-and no one addresses the topic. Can we PLEASE leave the coffee alone and actually talk about the topic??
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06-02-2013, 12:02 PM | #37 |
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You got a point. I'm still waiting to hear if the local or national actually paid out anything to the claimants. If either did, that was wrong and serves only to propel the situations people are complaining about. Also, it was equally wrong for the claimants to pursue either club in the first instance. And if the details somehow become a required secret from club members themselves, it appears to me about everyone involved has some degree of culpability.
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Mike, the hot coffee lawsuit was thrown out in the appeals process and McD's won.
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Whatever you think, remember this all happened in California.
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