Comment Re:This is pretty stupid (Score 5, Informative) 289
Now I don't particularly like visa, but I like the trend (and American passtime) to sue everyone and everything for whatever random reason down to your own stupidity ("hot coffee") even less.
Just as an FYI, the hot coffee incident was not a frivolous lawsuit. The lady got 3rd degree burns and required skin grafts because the coffee was served at about 180–190 F. Unlike the commonly held belief, she was a passenger, and the vehicle was parked. She also didn't sue off the bat, she just wanted McDonalds to cover the costs of her medical bills and the loss of income but McDonalds low-balled her and she was forced to levy a lawsuit at them.
McDonalds also had documents indicating there were several other incidents but it wasn't frequent enough to have them change their requirements. The franchise requirement to keep the coffee held at 180-190 F at serving was changed after McDonalds lost the lawsuit.
