More Bizarre Lawsuits
Just when you thought you‟ve seen the craziest and most bizarre lawsuits, lawyer and solicitor Glenn Duker is back again with three more ridiculous stories to share. The Hot Coffee Lawsuit (Liebeck v. McDonalds Restaurant)
In 1992, 79-year-old Stella Liebeck from Albuquerque, New Mexico, bought a cup of coffee from a drive-through McDonald‟s. Liebeck was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, pulled over so she could add sugar to her coffee. As she removed the lid, she spilled the entire cup of coffee on her lap, burning her legs. As she suffered third degree burns on her thighs, buttocks and groin, she required eight days of hospitalisation to undergo skin grafting, and two years of medical treatment thereafter. She successfully sued the fast food chain and received $160,000 in damages. One Napkin Case McDonalds is yet again in the firing line with this lawsuit. A man tried to sue McDonald‟s for $US 1.5 million for the emotional distress of receiving only one napkin with his meal. Webster Lucas ordered a Quarter Pounder Deluxe in Pacoima, Calif., in January 2014, and confronted the manager to ask for more napkins. According to Lucas, the manager not only refused but “began to develop a nasty attitude”, making a racist comment and “mumbling something about „you people‟. African American Lucas said the ordeal had left him with "undue mental anguish" which rendered him unfit for work. The Ugly Baby Case