Trials of the Century: The McDonald's Coffee Case - Scalding Coffee & Resulting Media Smear Campaign

Frivolous lawsuit for money, or a devastating injury that got dismissed as frivolous in the wake of a relentless media campaign??? This week we cover one of the most controversial civil trials in American jurisprudence, the coffee cup that was so hot it burned one of the world's largest fast-food brands (hint - "Old ___________ had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.... ...with a bs settlement offer here, and a media slander campaign there, E-I-E-I-O")...

I'm sure ya'll will be shocked that much of the reporting around this incident and the resulting trial is, generously stated, a little of the mark. Let's discuss what actually happened, from Stella Liebeck ordering that fateful coffee to the trial that shook the food and beverage industry.

This week I'll be joined by @Runkle Of The Bailey and @Scott Cardinal - Investigative Historian as we discuss yet another Trial of the Century! Special guest appearance, and theatrical reading, by @Good Lawgic.

Episode #1: https://youtu.be/kEhta6Y8YG8 (Charles Lindburgh)
Episode #2: https://youtu.be/iSHmhESuSsw (Lizzie Borden)
Episode #3: https://youtu.be/Pdf9rsWtrmg (John Lennon)
Episode #4: https://youtu.be/xCOnW4rjxSU (HH Holmes)
Episode #5: https://youtu.be/wLtWokCSmrs (Scopes Trial)
Episode #6: https://youtu.be/Tj_2XRr6HfI (R. v Dudley & Stephens)
Episode #7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-gNgDSkbY (Abraham Lincoln)

This Trials of the Century series is a collaboration between @Runkle Of The Bailey @Scott Cardinal - Investigative Historian and @Law & Lumber. If you want to see more of this series, please subscribe and enable notifications so that you can stay up to date on new episodes as they are released.

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