You may know it as the McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case, but chances are you DO know of it. This was a landmark case in American history. It was a 1994 product liability lawsuit in which a civil jury awarded 2.86 million dollars to plaintiff Stella Liebeck. She suffered third-degree burns to her pelvic region when she spilled hot McDonald’s coffee in her lap.
Legal scholar Jonathan Turley (look him up) has declared the claim a “meaningful and worthy lawsuit”. We don’t wish to take this small space to sum up the case, but suffice to say Mrs. Liebeck was in no way greedy. She sought just $20,000 to cover her actual and anticipated expenses. Instead, McDonalds offered a paltry $800!
When a tough defender of human rights was needed to help defend Stella Liebeck an Albuquerque personal injury lawyer was called in to help Mrs. Liebeck get a fair and equitable settlement. That man was (and is) Kenneth Wagner. Today Ken Wagner serves The Great Southwest from his office in ABQ. Call the firm anytime at (505) 242-6300.
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