McDonald's Faces New Lawsuit Over Severe Burns from Hot Coffee

McDonald's is being sued again over serving scalding hot coffee that caused severe burns when it spilled.
The lawsuit alleges the McDonald's employees refused to help the elderly woman after the spill. McDonald's denies this.
This echoes a famous 1992 case where a woman was awarded $480,000 after spilling McDonald's coffee that was 30-40 degrees hotter than competitors'.
Earlier in 2022, a Florida jury awarded $800,000 after a toddler was burned by hot McNuggets.
McDonald's respects the verdicts but disagrees, saying it had no control over the injuries.

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