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The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case

You're Wrong About

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The Dangers of a Story Like This

The Cincinnati Inquirer says, personal responsibility has been scrapped for the notion that someone can be made to pay for any mistake. The woman recently won $2.7 million after spilling coffee on her leg in a McDonald's restaurant. "I always love in this sort of like folk headline mythology, like as stuff changes, you got to look at what remains consistent," he said.

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