On Feb. 27, 1992, Stella Liebeck ordered a 49 cent cup of coffee from a McDonald’s drive-thru in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
What happened next forever changed trial jury awards and has had a lasting impact on multiple industries across the U.S., especially commercial transportation.
Liebeck, who was in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car, spilled the entire cup of coffee on her lap, scalding her thighs, buttocks and groin.
The 79-year-old woman was taken to a hospital, where she was treated...
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