Remember the "McDonald's Hot Coffee Case"? This is why we think personal injury cases are important. People who have been injured because of someone else's actions (or inaction) deserve justice.

In case you're one of the people who think personal injury lawsuits are "frivolous," remember that McDonald's used to serve their coffee at 190 degrees, which is hot enough to leave 3rd degree burns in just three seconds of contact with human skin. McDonald's knew this and decided to serve their coffee at 190 degrees because it had a longer shelf life than serving it at the standard 160 degrees. They calculated that burn-related lawsuits would cost less than just wasting coffee that wasn't good anymore. THEY RISKED PEOPLE GETTING DEADLY BURNS TO SAVE MONEY.

And when the big lawsuit inevitably happened, they slandered the elderly victim, who had 3rd degree burns over 16% of her body, including her legs, abdomen, and genitals, and nearly died from shock; they painted her as stupid and made her into a joke for not realizing that coffee would be hot. The insurance industry has since done a brilliant job of using the "McDonald's hot coffee" story to perpetuate the idea of frivolous lawsuits brought by people trying to scam the system.

Stella Liebeck, the plaintiff in that case, literally just wanted McDonald's to pay her $20,000 medical bills because Medicaid wouldn't cover them. Then McDonald's, the insurance industry, and the media made her out to be a greedy scammer. This is why we think personal injury cases are important. People who have been injured because of someone else's actions (or inaction) deserve justice.