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Re: 1973 v 2007 - Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense

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From: Rudy Canoza
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:06

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Chas wrote:
> "Don" <one-if-by-land@concord.com> wrote
>> The poorly designed cup collapsed in her hand, releasing the contents into 
>> her lap.
>> THAT'S how the jury rightly based its determination.
> 
> And the fact that McD's own representatives to the Court couldn't make the 
> cup work right either.
> And something about the 700 previous burn accidents reported amongst their 
> own employees.

No, those were total burns from coffee:  customers and 
employees.  As the True Stella Awards site points out, 
that's 1 burn injury per 24 million cups sold.

I think that ratio is meaningless.  If there is *any* 
sort of defect in the product that McDonald's knows 
about, even if it occurs that rarely, then they are 
liable.  It wasn't customer misuse; it's a defect.

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