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Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Sun, 16 Jan 2000 02:01:36 GMT
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> I am tired of hearing about that coffee incident being a frivolous • lawsuit.
> The lady got $300,000 which was later reduced to $100,000 in appeals. • That
> was never reported.
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> Neither was it reported that the coffee wasn't just hot enough to burn - • it
> was so hot that they had to do a skin graft. How hot are they allowed to
> sell coffee? 120 degrees? No problem. Is 190 degrees legal? If spilled
> on a baby, it could kill. Would that not be considered negligence? Just
> because somebody thought coffee was too hot doesn't mean that it is just a
> person being picky.
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> My recollection is that the coffee was determined to be 150 degrees - • which
> is 30 degrees higher than allowed by law for a hot water heater to be set • at
> for any residence or hotel, for safety reasons.
Only 150 degrees? That shouldn't be a serious burn -- anyone who frequents
coffee shops (as I do) knows that the "normal" temperature for a latte is
160 degrees. I myself order them at 150 because I find that my mouth is
more sensitive to hot drinks than some people. I can't see how that can be
criminal negligence, although I certainly agree that *too* hot is a bad
thing.
Paul Davidson
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| Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FoCFKn.FLt@lugnet.com... (...) spilling (...) would (...) I am tired of hearing about that coffee incident being a frivolous lawsuit. The lady got $300,000 which was later reduced to $100,000 in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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