Comments on: British hot coffee: Bogle v. McDonald’s http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/british-hot-coffee-bogle-v-mcdonalds/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: J.T. Wenting http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/british-hot-coffee-bogle-v-mcdonalds/comment-page-1/#comment-4143 J.T. Wenting Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:07:33 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3967#comment-4143 It gets worse. too cold drinks (and foods) may cause frostbite. It gets worse. too cold drinks (and foods) may cause frostbite.

]]> By: Reformed Republican http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/british-hot-coffee-bogle-v-mcdonalds/comment-page-1/#comment-4142 Reformed Republican Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:28:35 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3967#comment-4142 Soon, McDonald's will stop serving hot beverages. They will only offer soft drinks. Then, they will take even more blame for causing obesity. Soon, McDonald’s will stop serving hot beverages. They will only offer soft drinks. Then, they will take even more blame for causing obesity.

]]> By: E-Bell http://overlawyered.com/2006/09/british-hot-coffee-bogle-v-mcdonalds/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 E-Bell Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:59:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3967#comment-4141 <b>If this submission be right, McDonald's should not have served drinks at any temperature which would have caused a bad scalding injury. The evidence is that tea or coffee served at a temperature of 65 C will cause a deep thickness burn if it is in contact with the skin for just two seconds. Thus, if McDonald's were going to avoid the risk of injury by a deep thickness burn they would have had to have served tea and coffee at between 55 C and 60 C. But tea ought to be brewed with boiling water if it is to give its best flavour and coffee ought to be brewed at between 85 C and 95 C.</b> Clearly, Justice Field was influenced by his penchant for properly-brewed tea. If this submission be right, McDonald’s should not have served drinks at any temperature which would have caused a bad scalding injury. The evidence is that tea or coffee served at a temperature of 65 C will cause a deep thickness burn if it is in contact with the skin for just two seconds. Thus, if McDonald’s were going to avoid the risk of injury by a deep thickness burn they would have had to have served tea and coffee at between 55 C and 60 C. But tea ought to be brewed with boiling water if it is to give its best flavour and coffee ought to be brewed at between 85 C and 95 C.

Clearly, Justice Field was influenced by his penchant for properly-brewed tea.

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