Lawyers

[leex1528]

Not to address your larger point, but if the "coffee case" you mentioned was the following, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants, the lady actually got third degree burns from that, and had to be hospitalized for a week. And the final amount she was awarded ended up being less than $600000.

Still she should have got 0 dollars.  Everyone knows Coffee is hot, when you see that steam coming off it, when you taste it...Obviously its hot...

If I go to a restaurant and touch a fire, can I sue them for 3rd degree burns, it didn't say caution, fire is hot anywhere?

[DrG]

Not to address your larger point, but if the "coffee case" you mentioned was the following, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants, the lady actually got third degree burns from that, and had to be hospitalized for a week. And the final amount she was awarded ended up being less than $600000.

Still she should have got 0 dollars.  Everyone knows Coffee is hot, when you see that steam coming off it, when you taste it...Obviously its hot...

If I go to a restaurant and touch a fire, can I sue them for 3rd degree burns, it didn't say caution, fire is hot anywhere?

Actually you could sue and that's why businesses have to have umbrella coverage.  People will run in from the rain, shake their umbrella on the floor, slip and sue.

I have umbrella coverage for my house because I have a nice granite and marble walkway to the front door.  If somebody slips on that while trying to leave some solicitation on my door I can and probably will get sued.  Is it ethical and moral - not in my book.  But the lawyer would say "clearly the homeowner should have known better than to make such an inviting walkway to the front door so hazardous".

Ahh trial lawyers - giving Satan a challenge in the race for the most evil creature

[leex1528]

Actually you could sue and that's why businesses have to have umbrella coverage.  People will run in from the rain, shake their umbrella on the floor, slip and sue.

I have umbrella coverage for my house because I have a nice granite and marble walkway to the front door.  If somebody slips on that while trying to leave some solicitation on my door I can and probably will get sued.  Is it ethical and moral - not in my book.  But the lawyer would say "clearly the homeowner should have known better than to make such an inviting walkway to the front door so hazardous".

Ahh trial lawyers - giving Satan a challenge in the race for the most evil creature

So I didn't even know this, but the Mcdonalds case the coffee cup already said "Caution this is hot" 


I don't think people who are complete morons have the right to sue anyone.   And in my book you are a moron if you spill coffee on yourself and think its someone else's fault the coffee was hot.