17. The Lawsuit (McDonald's Hot Coffee)
An elderly woman suffers severe burns after spilling McDonald's coffee into her lap.
Prelude: A California janitor's case against the owners of a phone booth is labeled as a "frivolous" lawsuit by President Ronald Reagan.
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Comments (5)
Doing a re-listen and this episode makes me so mad. Ms. Stella didn't deserve any of that.
I am so glad you covered this. I stand guilty of having been indignant when I heard bout this case so many years ago (undoubtedly from FOX news which was always on in my parents house) It's never too late for an old dog to learn the full story ! (And she turned her back on Fox a couple decades ago)
Re-listening to every episode at the moment. This one is my favourite for sure! Thank you so much for this podcast.
Awe man thank you for covering this, i ALWAYS get pissed right off when people ignorantly use her as a political talking point, they just haven't seen the horrific burn pictures.
Thank you for covering this. I am still astounded by how few people know this story as anything more than a disparaging punch line.