Disney faced with lawsuit in Mission: Space death

bamafan19 · Post by **bamafan19** » Jun Wed 14, 2006 3:32 pm

I guess my point was...If you do hold your coffee that way you should understand that there are inherent risks involved if it should spill.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jun Wed 14, 2006 3:53 pm

bamafan19 wrote:I guess my point was...If you do hold your coffee that way you should understand that there are inherent risks involved if it should spill.

I'm sure she did. However, do you expect that slopping some coffee will give you third degree burns?

Back on track here, I hesitate to make judgement without reading the depositions and briefs from the case. However, this case, at face value, appears to be heading nowhere. If the individual did indeed have a prior condition, that will make it pretty hard to make a case.

bribren · Post by **bribren** » Jun Wed 14, 2006 4:33 pm

If there is a pre-existing condition, any ride, even the tea-cups can cause injury. Id like to think this is a deflection of grief and not a money grab...

Mr.ToadWildRider · Post by **Mr.ToadWildRider** » Jun Wed 14, 2006 8:10 pm

Club33Hopeful wrote:
bamafan19 wrote:I guess my point was...If you do hold your coffee that way you should understand that there are inherent risks involved if it should spill.
I'm sure she did. However, do you expect that slopping some coffee will give you third degree burns?

Back on track here, I hesitate to make judgement without reading the depositions and briefs from the case. However, this case, at face value, appears to be heading nowhere. If the individual did indeed have a prior condition, that will make it pretty hard to make a case.

First of all, yes you should expect serious burns from ANY hot liquid and is a warning going to change the fact you think the fluid is hot when you know it is?

Second, it doesn't matter how open and shut a case is - a lawsuit still requires a lot of money just to go to trial no matter how right you are and how obvious it is if they want to sue you and you aren't willing to settle it's going to court/mediator/arbitration/etc.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jun Wed 14, 2006 11:52 pm

I think if she had just been burned from a normal cup of hot coffee, it would have been a non issue. She probably wouldn't have even reported it.

Post by **rdeacon** » Jun Fri 16, 2006 8:14 am

Club33Hopeful wrote:
Had they heeded warnings, and the 700 previous complaints, it would have been a non-issue. Coffee at a normal temperature will not cause third degree burns, even if you dump the whole cup in your lap. When I go to starbucks, I place the cup in my lap because I have no cup holders. I have spilled coffee in my lap before, and I would be really upset if my starbucks was at 190 degrees. There is simply no need to have it that hot, and it is neglegent in light of all of the previous incidents to continue to serve it that hot.

Oh I need my coffee hot.. 190 is like tepid!

I guess I used a bad example in my frivolous lawsuit issue. But in general people will sue for anything just to get a quick buck.

Rich

GoofyInOhio · Post by **GoofyInOhio** » Jun Fri 16, 2006 8:52 am

Wow I did rush to judgement on the McDonalds lawsuit I can tell you that. I had no idea McDonalds had their coffee that much hotter. Of course I'm not a coffee drinker so I have no point of reference.