03-21-2006, 11:35 AM
Speed bumps to tort law, now that's OT!
I will say this, no need to call someone out for not knowing the details on something like the McDonald's case. No human being on Earth can possibly know all of the details about every news story that they hear about. Obviously if you are someone with an interest in that field you are going to know a little bit more about a given subject. There is the matter of comprehensiveness in reporting but that's a whole 'nother subject.
As for the McD's lawsuit, if we're talking about temperatures approaching 300 degrees that's one thing. But chances are the coffee was not boiling when they gave it to her so it had to be under at least 212 degrees. If it was hotter than average coffee, okay maybe McDonald's should lower their temperature but I don't think that is worth a multi million dollar settlement. Pay the woman's medical bills, pay her legal fees and be done with it.
The problem with all of these lawsuits is that its crippling business (and life in general) in America. There are so many things in this country that simply can't be done for fear of getting sued out of existence. Madison Motorsports very nearly did not become a JMU club at all because of an irrational fear of litigation by JMU risk management.
Ultimately the problem is that people see litigation as an opportunity to get rich quick. To justify this shameful, immoral, and disgusting behavior people try to blame others for things that are either their fault or just the result of happenstance.
That's not to say that there are no useful lawsuits but there are certainly too many frivolous ones.
I will say this, no need to call someone out for not knowing the details on something like the McDonald's case. No human being on Earth can possibly know all of the details about every news story that they hear about. Obviously if you are someone with an interest in that field you are going to know a little bit more about a given subject. There is the matter of comprehensiveness in reporting but that's a whole 'nother subject.
As for the McD's lawsuit, if we're talking about temperatures approaching 300 degrees that's one thing. But chances are the coffee was not boiling when they gave it to her so it had to be under at least 212 degrees. If it was hotter than average coffee, okay maybe McDonald's should lower their temperature but I don't think that is worth a multi million dollar settlement. Pay the woman's medical bills, pay her legal fees and be done with it.
The problem with all of these lawsuits is that its crippling business (and life in general) in America. There are so many things in this country that simply can't be done for fear of getting sued out of existence. Madison Motorsports very nearly did not become a JMU club at all because of an irrational fear of litigation by JMU risk management.
Ultimately the problem is that people see litigation as an opportunity to get rich quick. To justify this shameful, immoral, and disgusting behavior people try to blame others for things that are either their fault or just the result of happenstance.
That's not to say that there are no useful lawsuits but there are certainly too many frivolous ones.
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