When Disaster Strikes
In 1992 Stella Liebeck pulled through a McDonalds drive-through for a hot cup of coffee worth 2.9 million dollars. After spilling the coffee (which was served at the recommended temperature of 185 degrees fahrenheit) on her hand, she went to court. She had a good lawyer who documented 700 cases of burns at McDonalds over a ten year period (with “millions served daily”). She had a sympathetic jury who found her only “20 percent at fault.” Stella became a household legend as a result, epitomizing a growing American mentality, “It’s somebody else’s fault.” Can you legitimately blame a gunsmith...
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