18 points
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That lady had polyester pants melted deep into her skin.
Liebeck was wearing cotton sweatpants, which absorbed the coffee and held it against her skin, scalding her thighs, buttocks and groin.[
I doubt her settlement paid all the bills, especially after attorney fees
Edited because I was wrong.
20 points
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants
In the end it was apparently $640 000, so I honestly don’t know whether it would’ve covered medical costs and attorneys fees in America.
6 points
18 points
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It was in the 90s. It was bad then but not nearly as bad as it is now.
640k was worth a lot more.
2 points
