European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 16, 1995 the stars and stripes Page 15 Cooling the Mcdonald s Coffee Case today a crossword dear readers in the spirit of evenhanded Ness i feel an obligation to print the following letter dear Ann Landers i am the attorney who successfully represented the woman who sued Mcdonald a Over spilled Coffee. In your recent column on the subject you said a the once Noble profession of Law has sunk to a new i feel a responsibility to present your readers with some facts about the Case. Instead of this Case being used As an exam pie to Bash the Legal profession it should be used to show How Well the american jury system works a a. The woman sued Mcdonald a for $2-9 million in damages after she spilled hot Coffee in her Lap while Riding in a car Mcdonald a Coffee traditionally has been sold at 180-190 degrees fahrenheit hotter than that served at most fast food outlets. My 81-year-old client received third dog acc Burns and had to spend eight Days in the Hospital and undergo skin graft operations. At 180 degrees fahrenheit Coffee is unreasonably dangerous. Despite More than 700 reported claims of Ann Landers individuals being burned by Mcdonald a Coffee in the past 10 years the corporation never consulted a Burn doctor to assess risk. The jury awarded punitive damages to deter Mcdon aids and other corporations from exposing Consumers. To unnecessary risk. They considered the severity of my clients injuries the High number of Mcdonald a Coffee Burn cases that preceded this one and the fact that no Effort was made to change corporate operations. The judge found that Mcdonald a knew the Coffee was too hot for human consumption and that it was guilty of a callous however the judge reduced the damages and the Case is on Appeal. The finding against Mcdonald a should be hailed As a Victory for the consumer. The civil Justice system worked the Way it is supposed to a to protect individuals from corporate indifference. And it is not just some lawyer doing that it is a jury of 12 fellow citizens. That is the Beauty of the american court system s. Reed Morgan Houston dear s. Reed Morgan thank you for reducing the heat and adding a Little More Light. And now 1 think we should Cool it lot tors to Ann Landor should to addressed to her 0ox -11562. Chir Cut Igo in. 60611-0562a. Quot a a a. C creator Syndicate wretched wedding fakes the cake dear Abby you asked if anyone could top the ruined cruise wedding. Well i can to was married on March 13 in Albany n.y., during the blizzard of 93. Twenty seven inches of Snow fell and the wind chill was 60 below Zero. 1 cried for two hours that morning As the phone kept ring Quot a tas a. A in and would t be there. To ing relatives and friends were calling to say they were snowed dear Abby my soon to be husband called and fought with my Mother. Somebody Hung up on somebody a i still done to know the whole Story. By the time the photographer arrived i had regained my composure until he _ told me his Windshield wipers. Were Frozen solid and he had to leave immediately to pick up another car. Just then i happened to glance out the window to see two Limos drive by the House without stopping. The husband of one of my bridesmaids ran out in the blizzard and flagged them Down. I wore Snow boots under my wedding gown. When we arrived at the Church the parking lot was scattered with 4x4 a and Only half of our guests had made it. After the ceremony the photographer was taking pictures when one of the Limo Drivers ran into the Church and yelled a a we have to leave now a apparently one of the Limos was completely Frozen and visibility on the roads was near Zero so our wedding party of six piled into the one remaining Limo and began a frightening ride to our reception. We arrived to find 60 of the 120 expected guests. We called a halt to our reception after a few of the relatives became hysterical worrying about How they were going to get Home since Alt the roads were closed. I put my boots Back on and my husband and i pushed our guests cars out of snowdrifts. A. My husband and i finally arrived at my parents Home to get our Luggage and head for the honeymoon suite of a local hotel. When we turned on the to we Learned that the hotel was on fire and being evacuated All roads out of town were closed so we had no Choice but to spend our wedding night at my parents Home. We were unexpected and there weren t enough Beds so we spent our wedding night on the floor in sleeping bags we had planned to travel to a ski resort the next Day but the roads were still closed so we spent our honeymoon at my parents House shovelling Snow and scraping ice. True to his word my husband had said a it will be a cold Day in hell when i get married a Well it was. Lisa Pallozzi basking Ridge . 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