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Paul Davidson wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
Perhaps he meant *centigrade*. ;) (this would be a trick--those newfangled
coffee machines that produce coffee under 12 atm pressure...)
best
Lindsay
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| picky. (...) set (...) frequents (...) is (...) be (...) newfangled (...) I was about to challenge you on your physics until I saw you were joking. :) Paul Davidson (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) lawsuit. (...) That (...) it (...) which (...) at (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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