@xue @whiteline @realcaseyrollins OTOH maybe don't intentionally keep your coffee dangerously hot as a cold calculation that it will make you slightly more money because it is too hot to safely drink.
@xue @realcaseyrollins @whiteline did the kettle manufacturer specifically choose to serve you coffee that was dangerously hot specifically because it was dangerously hot for the purposes of making a few more dollars?
If they sat down and said "we really need to sell a dangerous thing to Xue", then yeah, you probably have a case there. It's a really stupid idea to go around deciding to sell specifically dangerous food products that you have specifically chosen for their dangerous attributes. It's a great way to get sued.
If they sat down and said "we really need to sell a dangerous thing to Xue", then yeah, you probably have a case there. It's a really stupid idea to go around deciding to sell specifically dangerous food products that you have specifically chosen for their dangerous attributes. It's a great way to get sued.
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@xue @realcaseyrollins @whiteline the reality is liability exists everywhere. The bigger you are, the more open you are to being a target for a lawsuit. If you intentionally spill coffee that is served way too hot on yourself and you get horribly burned by it, there's a good chance you'll be able to get your medical bills paid. I don't really think that that's a good idea, I don't recommend you go off and damage your body to prove a point. I'm guessing it would be pretty unlikely the little tiny cafe would go out of their way to try to make the lawsuit go away through unethical means like McDonald's did, so they wouldn't end up with the massive punitive damages that McDonald's did.
This can hit a regular homeowner. Let's say you were over at my house visiting, and you went to go wash your hands after going to the bathroom. You expect the hot water to be at a safe temperature, but I have my hot water tank set to 205 Fahrenheit and just putting your finger under the water to test the temperature you have severe burns to the tip of your finger and have to go to the hospital.
As the owner of the property, actions or inactions that I've taken have harmed you, of course you can go off and sue me. That's one of the reasons why as a homeowner you're going to want to carry insurance.
This isn't criminal stuff, it's civil. You can sue anyone for damn near anything, and if you can prove the elements of the tort then you can probably win the case.
This can hit a regular homeowner. Let's say you were over at my house visiting, and you went to go wash your hands after going to the bathroom. You expect the hot water to be at a safe temperature, but I have my hot water tank set to 205 Fahrenheit and just putting your finger under the water to test the temperature you have severe burns to the tip of your finger and have to go to the hospital.
As the owner of the property, actions or inactions that I've taken have harmed you, of course you can go off and sue me. That's one of the reasons why as a homeowner you're going to want to carry insurance.
This isn't criminal stuff, it's civil. You can sue anyone for damn near anything, and if you can prove the elements of the tort then you can probably win the case.