It’s an entry that seems like self-parody for this site — a Madison County lawsuit over spilled coffee — but the lawsuit against Starbucks is true. It differs from the McDonald’s case in that it involves a defective cup, but the alleged second-degree burns show that, once again, the plaintiffs’ bar’s claim that McDonald’s coffee was unusually likely to burn was somewhat fictional. (Brian Brueggeman, “Lawyer: McDonald’s coffee case different”, Belleville News-Democrat, Jan. 27) (via Obscure Store).
Madison County coffee case
It’s an entry that seems like self-parody for this site — a Madison County lawsuit over spilled coffee — but the lawsuit against Starbucks is true. It differs from the McDonald’s case in that it involves a defective cup, but the alleged second-degree burns show that, once again, the plaintiffs’ bar’s claim that McDonald’s coffee […]
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New Coffee Case Has Only Just Begun
A lawsuit over spilled coffee in Madison County, Illinois? That’s right, only this time it involves Starbuck’s, according to today’s Belleville News-Democrat: “Lawyer: McDonald’s coffee case different,” by Brian Brueggeman. You can hardly blame overlaw…