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Topic	Annual reminded that the Mcdonalds hot coffee lawsuit was legit
ThePieReborn 02/09/21 1:46:34 PM #63:	RadiantJoyrock posted... Difference here is her dropping the coffee was a legitimate accident, no negligence on her part, so she's completely reasonable in suing when the injuries resulting from it are so much more severe than they should've been. Negligence on her part wouldn't preclude recovery (New Mexico was and still is a "pure" comparative fault jurisdiction), so whether she was negligent goes only to the question of calculating compensatory damages to be awarded. --- Party leader, passive-aggressive doormat, pasta eater extraordinaire! <cite>ThePieReborn posted [p:950454161] in Annual rem... [t:79285051]...</cite> <quote>RadiantJoyrock posted... </cite> <quote>Difference here is her dropping the coffee was a legitimate accident, no negligence on her part, so she's completely reasonable in suing when the injuries resulting from it are so much more severe than they should've been.</quote>Negligence on her part wouldn't preclude recovery (New Mexico was and still is a "pure" comparative fault jurisdiction), so whether she was negligent goes only to the question of calculating compensatory damages to be awarded. --- Party leader, passive-aggressive doormat, pasta eater extraordinaire!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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