McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again.
This time, a San Francisco location is being accused of serving a “scalding” cup of coffee with an improperly attached lid, which allegedly resulted in the coffee pouring out on plaintiff Mable Childress’ body and causing “severe burns” after she tried drinking it.
The lawsuit, filed last week, alleged that the elderly woman is suffering from “physical pains, emotional distress and other damages.” The restaurant’s negligence was a “substantial factor” for her injuries, it alleged.
Childress also said in the lawsuit that the restaurant employees “refused” to help her, a point that the McDonald’s denied.
I used to get mad at chinese people in those videos when someone got brutally injured and no one helped…know why? the family of the ‘victim’ can and often does sue any citizen or civilian who aids in another for help. How fucking crazy is that…But it happens, it’s real and China is just a microcosm of the issue. Every country has different rules for helping someone, every state, every county, every town. Most people are going to choose the ‘safe’ option. Move along and be glad it wasnt them. The ones who do help risk a lot…no good deed goes unpunished. humans are weird. 🙁
That’s not true in the US. We have Good Samaritan laws that prevent responders from being sued for helping a victim, so long as the victim gave consent (or there was immediately consent due to unconsciousness).