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A nearly comical reminder that corporations aren't your friend. (lemmy.world)
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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Always remember what really happened with the McDonald's lady who sued because her "coffee was too hot".

McDonald's themselves started the campaign that the issue was laughable, and seeded the notion that it's ridiculous, how could she not know coffee hot?

What really happened was that the coffee was:

  • Served well above safe ranges to maximize profits, so the coffee could be served longer
  • Was served near boiling temperature
  • Was so hot that it FUSED HER LABIA requiring extensive surgery to repair.

She sued only for her hospital bills.

They started a smear campaign against her to convince the public that she was a moron and she just wanted a payday.

Don't trust corporations. Ever.

[–] Nommer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not to mention they were warned many times before about serving coffee that's too hot. The woman got such a huge settlement because the judge was tired of McDonald's crap

[–] butwhyishischinabook@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also they calculated the cost of lawsuits like that and decided they would make more money selling it that hot than they would lose in lawsuits over how hot the coffee was.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also, she got second degree burns, and she was not the first person to be injured by the coffee, and McDonald's was told multiple times that they served their coffee too hot.

During the trial, McDonald's showed zero care for the the people they injured, to the point that most of the fine that McDonald's ended up paying was punitive damages

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What's that old quote? "A lie can make it around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes", or something like that? I believe that was pre-internet too.

It also happens with politics. I constantly see provocative headlines get lots of attention in one circle, and then the later corrections only get passed around in the opposite circle, if at all.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I dont understand this, coffee is generally made with near boiling hot water. Many coffee machines make the coffee in front of your eyes. Of course its served boiling hot, no?

I mean her accident is extremely unfortunate, but her needing money for medical bills is a problem with society, not mcdonalds.

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You can legally kill anyone related to someone who has had Disney+.

Iirc, the wife died, the husband sued, and they tried to say the husband can't sue because HE had had the subscription a long time ago.

Each subscriber loses the right to sue for any of their loved ones.

After all, if they're dead, they can't sue you anyway

[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If it really boils down to this, how can one fight back? I don't wanna sit here and see these sad articles blow by, what can I do to tell Disney to fuck off. I did not sign up for this, I wanted to watch funny cartoons and superheroes like a normal person, and this is my reward? If suing them is futile, is storming their office and yelling at their corporate head about this any better? I'm pissed, and I can't sit here and wait for other legal heads to shut this stupid clause down.

[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Always remember it's morally ethical to yar har Disney content

[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

It is by far the best reason they could give anyone for being pro piracy. Forget the morality of it anymore, when the alternative is signing your life away it would be stupid to pay for it.

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

M'fers had a meeting and a lawyer brought up the Disney+ TOS and they all agreed that was a great idea. Corporate nods all around. Idiots.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

You are more physically, financially, mentally, and psychologically safe by pirating Disney content than legally renting it.

[–] steel_nomad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Gotta be honest, I have been hearing about this but have no idea what the deal is. Can someone enlighten me?

Edit: Nm I should just actually read the comments.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I've read the comments, still unsure what is happening, and no I'm not gonna watch a 20min video on something that someone can summarise in 2 paragraphs.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The restaurant was directly responsible for the woman's death. The husband went after Disney because it was in Disney Springs and the website said the restaurant worked with allergies. It's more the ghoulish lawyers

[–] Avatar_of_Self@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It doesn't change what Disney tried to do to get out of it.