The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:coffeeTemperature |
180–190 °F (82–88 °C)
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| gptkbp:compensatoryDamages |
$160,000
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| gptkbp:containsSettlement |
settled out of court for undisclosed amount
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
1994
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| gptkbp:defendant |
McDonald's Restaurants
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| gptkbp:evidence |
over 700 prior complaints about hot coffee burns
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| gptkbp:filingDate |
1992
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced tort reform debates
used as example in legal education |
| gptkbp:judge |
Robert H. Scott
Bernalillo County, New Mexico District Court |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Albuquerque,_New_Mexico
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| gptkbp:mediaTitle |
Hot Coffee (2011 documentary)
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:media
misconceptions about frivolous lawsuits public debate on tort reform |
| gptkbp:officialName |
Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
Stella Liebeck
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| gptkbp:plaintiffAge |
79
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| gptkbp:plaintiffInjury |
third-degree burns
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| gptkbp:punitiveDamages |
$2.7 million (later reduced)
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:McDonald's_Corporation
punitive damages tort law product safety |
| gptkbp:requires |
negligence
defective product |
| gptkbp:result |
jury awarded damages to plaintiff
|
| gptkbp:subject |
personal injury
product liability |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:You're_Wrong_About
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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