(01-10-2020 12:08 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-10-2020 08:48 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(01-09-2020 05:32 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(01-09-2020 01:10 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

Quote:Report: 5-star OL Cade Mays leaving Georgia, father suing UGA after losing part of finger in folding chair

https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-fo...ing-chair/

Well welcome to the era of soft rubber folding chairs! That rates right up there with McDonalds actually serving hot coffee. Is there anything people don't need careful instructions for these days?

That aside there does seem to be somewhat of an exodus going on at Georgia that began before the Sugar Bowl. It has the feel that Kirby may be losing a bit of control over the program.

They can sue, but there are limits on what you can get for a digit.

McDonald's was in the wrong on that one. Coffee should be hot but not to the point you receive 3rd degree burns and need skin grafts if you do spill it on yourself.

If you want to survive and thrive it is your responsibility to be aware at all times. If the coffee's too hot you let it cool. I always figured the coffee in that case was nuked in a microwave. The Bunn machines simply don't make it that hot.

And if you want to have an informed opinion about a subject it's your responsibility to do the necessary research to inform yourself. If coffee's too hot then yes you let it cool or blow on it. If it's at the temperature that McD's required their coffee be kept (180-190 F) you might not have that opportunity as it only takes 3-5 seconds of exposure to your skin to create 3rd degree burns. The elderly lady was wearing sweatpants when she spilled it in her lap while trying to add cream and sugar so it absorbed into the pants and held it against her skin for an extended period. She wanted $20K from McD's to cover her medical bills, the jury found her partially responsible so limited her damages. However after hearing the testimony of McDonald's executive and internal documents the jury discovered that this was a corporate policy that McD's was aware was dangerous due to roughly 700 people having been seriously injured prior to this case and yet failed to change their policy so they awarded the plaintiff $2.7M in punitive damages. The jury had the facts, the general public did not and therefore this was and still is held up as the posterchild of frivolous lawsuits.

Corporate responsibility is no less important than individual responsibility in protecting consumers.