Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants

Pearson and McDonald’s Lawsuit Analysis Samantha Penico University of Maryland University College, AMBA 610 Executive Summary There are two major lawsuits which the main populace has defined as frivolous. One of those cases is the McDonald’s split coffee case. This is the case where the plaintiff spilled her coffee and was rumored to sue McDonald’s for 2.7 million dollars and win. The other’s case is the Pearson dry cleaning case where a man sued Chung Dry Cleaner’s 54 million dollars for

Facts: Kyran Murphy decided to book a reservation at the Holliday Inn motel in Danville, Tennessee. The motel that Murphy decided to visit was franchised by Holiday Inn, to a third party Betsy-Len, who managed and operated day to day responsibilities. On August 24, 1971, Murphy slipped and fell due to the accumulation of water produced by a faulty air conditioner unit in the hotel. Murphy sustained multiple injuries.  Plaintiff : Kyran Murphy  Kyran Murphy felt that the Holiday Inn should

Russell J. Eckerman, a Marrieta motorist, is suing Bobbi Kristina Brown because of a car accident in January. Bobbi Brown, 22, is the only daughter of Whitney Houston. The personal injury lawsuit alleges that Bobbi Kristina drove a 2005 Jeep Liberty that smashed his 2007 Ford Taurus at Holcomb Bridge Road and Martins Landing Drive on January 27, 2015. Nick Gordon, Bobbi Brown's boyfriend, discovered her face down and unresponsive in a bathtub on January 31, 2015. She has been in a medically-induced

Case [The McDonald's Coffee Case and The Hot Coffee Lawsuit] Name of Student:…………………………………….. University of the People 04/21/2017 I discovered there is a lot of publicity about the McDonald scalding coffee case, but to be honest this is my first time I’m hearing about the case. So, here comes the story… Stella Liebeck, a resident of Albuquerque in New Mexico, went to McDonald with his grandson and was sitting in the passenger’s seat when they branched at one of McDonald’s restaurant to purchase

1. What are the major issues in the Liebeck case and in the following incidents? Was the lawsuit “frivolous” as some people thought, or serious business? The major issues in this case include how hot the coffee should be, when to draw the line on making a case outrageous and how corporations are supposed to please customers without worrying about being sued. I believe that the lawsuit was frivolous because of the amount of money that was being asked for. It is common sense that when you order coffee

Introduction Liebeck vs. McDonald’s was a known case in the early 90’s because to most it was a frivolous case and an easy way for one to get rich. The case involved a 79 year old woman who happened to have spilled hot coffee onto her lap purchased from McDonald’s and then suffered severe third degree burns. The woman was then presented with millions of monies covering the damages she incurred. In addition to the above case, the Chung vs Pearson, was also known to be a frivolous case which took

Angelica Keller (Plaintiff) vs. Southwest Airlines Co. /Jane Doe (Defendants): Angelica Keller: Resident of Smyma, Rutherford County Tennessee Southwest Airlines: A corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, doing business in Tennessee. A common carrier of passengers for hire. Jane Doe: An unidentified flight attendant employed by Southwest, Acting within her duties for the business of Southwest when the negligence occurred. Facts The Plaintiff was flying on South West flight

A local Colorado woman filed a lawsuit against Starbucks due to a drive-thru malfunction. The woman claims that a hot tea spill severely burned her and also killed her dog. Her claim is that the employee who served her did not secure the lid to her tea and also did not use the Starbucks sleeve for hot beverages. Due to this incident, the woman was forced to undergo skin grafts to treat her burns. The other tragedy is that after being rushed to an emergency veterinarian her dog died due to the

McDonald's Case Study As organizations seeks ways to increase profits by filtering into international markets, many turn to the field of public relations as a way of reaching cross-cultural markets. Factors such as values, cultural differences, language barriers, beliefs, etc…in order to successfully promote an organization's products and services. Public relations practitioners have the responsibility to be the mediator between the organizations and public(s). According to Murphy and

tort case between the plaintiff, Stella Liebeck and the defendant, McDonald's. This case became a very famous over the country because the U.S. was discussing over tort reform. “A New Mexico civil jury awarded $2.86 million to the plaintiff Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman who suffered third-degree burns when she accidentally spilled hot coffee in her lap after purchasing it at a McDonald's drive-through” (wikipedia.org). On February 27, 1992, Stella Liebeck who is a 79-year-old woman ordered a