Comments on: The McDonald’s Coffee Case Revisited http://www.macelree.com/traynelaw/2008/06/26/the-mcdonalds-coffee-case-revisited/ News and Information on Personal Injury Law Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Hugh Robert http://www.macelree.com/traynelaw/2008/06/26/the-mcdonalds-coffee-case-revisited/#comment-32 Hugh Robert Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:59:13 +0000 http://www.macelree.com/traynelaw/2008/06/26/the-mcdonalds-coffee-case-revisited/#comment-32 Here is an portion of a paper I wrote entitled "News Media’s Impact on Perceptions of the Civil Justice System." It includes testimony from the McDonald's employee who was aware of the coffee's temperature. McDonalds admitted that the coffee was not fit for human consumption at the temperature they served it. A good deal of the testimony at the trial dealt with the temperature of the coffee and the injuries that would be caused by coffee served at various temperatures . During the trial, Christopher Appleton, McDonald's quality assurance manager, testified: Q: [Y]ou know, as a matter of fact, that coffee is a hazard, selling it at 180 to 190 degrees, don't you? A: I have testified before, the fact that this coffee can cause burns. Q: It is hazardous at this temperature? A: At that high temperature the coffee is a hazard. Q: If customers attempt to swallow that coffee, isn't it a fact that it will scald their throat or esophagus? A: Yes, under those conditions, if they could get the coffee in their throat, that could happen, yes . Here is an portion of a paper I wrote entitled “News Media’s Impact on Perceptions of the Civil Justice System.” It includes testimony from the McDonald’s employee who was aware of the coffee’s temperature.

McDonalds admitted that the coffee was not fit for human consumption at the temperature they served it. A good deal of the testimony at the trial dealt with the temperature of the coffee and the injuries that would be caused by coffee served at various temperatures . During the trial, Christopher Appleton, McDonald’s quality assurance manager, testified:
Q: [Y]ou know, as a matter of fact, that coffee is a hazard, selling it at 180 to 190 degrees, don’t you?

A: I have testified before, the fact that this coffee can cause burns.

Q: It is hazardous at this temperature?

A: At that high temperature the coffee is a hazard.

Q: If customers attempt to swallow that coffee, isn’t it a fact that it will scald their throat or esophagus?

A: Yes, under those conditions, if they could get the coffee in their throat, that could happen, yes .

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