Fountain Fall

[Scotzman]

IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope the judge rules against her and makes her pay the defendant's fee and all court costs. 

And pay to clean the fountain.

[slowpoke13]

yeah. Shouldn't the mall fine her and make her pay to drain and clean the fountain? I'm sure there are signs that say "keep out."

And it would never make it to court. Which is a shame. Any company is just going to bend over to make it go away and we'll never hear about it.

[erkishhorde]

I wonder if we can get reddit or 4chan to show her what real embarrassment is now that she's revealed her identity. I'm sure they could dig up an email and mailing address for everyone to plaster her obscenities. At least then her law suit would have some validity.

[IZ]

I'm in Europe watching this, laughing so hard....
It could have happened here as well, but sueing over it

I'm sure you are!!   

This country is a f*cking joke!

[stopintime]

I'm sure you are!!   

This country is a f*cking joke!

The U.S.A is in so many ways so great with quite a few outstanding individuals, but then someone always has to spoil it.
Let's blame the media

[IZ]

[dennisd]

I know the possible lawsuit isn't about the safety of the fountain but is about the release of the video.  If she had just kept quiet, no one publicly would have known it was her.  She got embarrassed so she contacted an attorney.  Of course the attorney sees $$$$.

Now if it goes to court and she wins, the outcome will be all fountains will have to have "stupid people" fences around them.

I heard a rumor (of course I don't know if it's true or not) that a city in Europe actually pads the light posts on sidewalks because of idiots walking into them while texting.

[zooom]

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=2242837

good observation piece on texting while walking...

Now if it goes to court and she wins, the outcome will be all fountains will have to have "stupid people" fences around them.

and then someone will impale themselves on said fence and there will be another ridiculous lawsuit about that....and all because people don't care to take responsibility for their own stupidity....and it has been this way since the ridiculous McDonalds Hot Coffee in your lap bullshit that made the most ridiculous of lawsuits possible and very public...because we allowed these types of individuals to cultivate their stupidity instead of letting natural selection cull the heard....sometimes I just feel like screaming at these morons "Gene Pool Lifeguard-Get Outta The Pool!!"...

[junior varsity]

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=2242837

good observation piece on texting while walking...

and then someone will impale themselves on said fence and there will be another ridiculous lawsuit about that....and all because people don't care to take responsibility for their own stupidity....and it has been this way since the ridiculous McDonalds Hot Coffee in your lap bullshit that made the most ridiculous of lawsuits possible and very public...because we allowed these types of individuals to cultivate their stupidity instead of letting natural selection cull the heard....sometimes I just feel like screaming at these morons "Gene Pool Lifeguard-Get Outta The Pool!!"...

i agreed until you brought the mcdonalds hot coffee case. That's a huge misconception - mcdonalds was, as a cost saving measure, storing/serving coffee at near boiling high temperatures so that it stayed "fresh" longer. They had been reprimanded numerous times, but refused to comply to what the industry standard "safe temp" was. The coffee served to the woman was so hot the cup was practically un-hold-able, it fell in her lap, and the spilt coffee gave her 3rd degree burns to the genitals.

hot coffee is hot. i've spilt hot coffee on myself. never gotten anything close to 3rd degree burns before.

[junior varsity]

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants

[GAAN]

I'm sure you are!!   

That woman's decision is a f*cking joke!

fixed it for you

[Drjones]

i agreed until you brought the mcdonalds hot coffee case. That's a huge misconception - mcdonalds was, as a cost saving measure, storing/serving coffee at near boiling high temperatures so that it stayed "fresh" longer. They had been reprimanded numerous times, but refused to comply to what the industry standard "safe temp" was. The coffee served to the woman was so hot the cup was practically un-hold-able, it fell in her lap, and the spilt coffee gave her 3rd degree burns to the genitals.

hot coffee is hot. i've spilt hot coffee on myself. never gotten anything close to 3rd degree burns before.

Hate to point it out no I don't, but the article you linked to states she intentionally placed the coffee cup between her legs so she could put creamer in it while sitting in a car.  I can see how that is totally safe and not prone to accidents. 

Personally, I've had 2nd degree burns from a coffee spill at work.  I was walking down the hall and tried squeezing past a "hallway conference" and one person turned right when I was moving by which resulted in his coffee cup greeting my arm.  I still have the burn scar and that was three years ago.  By you're reasoning I should sue my employer for providing the coffee too hot. 


In both cases it was the person's actions that caused/facilitated the accident.  Hot liquids are hot, so um yeah, pay make the beast with two backsing attention to what you're doing dumbass!

[He Man]

The coffee is suppose to be a certain temp by law.
By Law, McDonalds is at fault.

But i'm not saying she isnt a make the beast with two backsing tard either. cause weather its 190degrees or 150degrees, its make the beast with two backsing hot and it stains. nuff said.


Now, if I were the mall, I'd hire life guards and put them on the fountain on each side and enforce it highly for the first month as a joke. Then make a commercial about it and air it, also as a joke.

Have some make the beast with two backsing humor, you SHOULD be embarassed that you did that.

[junior varsity]

you guys suck at reading comprehension.  the jury found her partially at fault for putting it between her legs - 20% her liability for poor placement, and 80% to mcdonalds for absurdly hot coffee in spite of previous warnings and burns.

[He Man]

you guys suck at reading comprehension.  the jury found her partially at fault for putting it between her legs - 20% her liability for poor placement, and 80% to mcdonalds for absurdly hot coffee in spite of previous warnings and burns.

I read the whole, I just dont agree with it.

It should be more like 75% her fault and 25% McDonalds fault.

You do not need labels to tell you coffee is make the beast with two backsing hot. The cup was not so hot that you couldnt handle it, because if it was she would of never been able to hold it bring it to her lap etc. or it would of triggered some sort of common sense that the contents might be even make the beast with two backsing hotter.

They claimed that coffee at 160degrees burns you in 10 or so seconds. But she was in a car, she wouldnt of been able to remove her seat belt get out and take her pants off seeing how she was 60something years old. So regardless of how hot it was, it could of been 1,000 degrees, her actions was soley due to her own negligence. If it was 120degreees which wont burn you at all, she would of still spilled the coffee.



And who the make the beast with two backs opens anything between their laps?