Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit

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Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit

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@NutyRiver 7 лет назад

The worst part of this case is that McDonalds made the lady sign a gag order on the settlement, meaning she had to stay quiet for the rest of her life while the company ran an active smear campaign against her and the media constantly mocked her.

@morphman86 7 лет назад

You know all of that because she did NOT have a gag order. If she did, she wouldn't be able to let that be known, that's the entire point of a gag order. She might as well have though, since an old, injured lady in the late 90's had much less of a voice than several major corporations with close ties to the media did.

@msminmichigan 6 лет назад

Sofia Lafitte NDAs are standard with out of court settlements.

@chinkywinky7266 6 лет назад

morphman86

@LermaBean 6 лет назад

Sofia Lafitte And worse, most citizens are not aware of it and they've been brainwashed as such without realizing the truth...

@leppaberry 6 лет назад

My parents have told me that one time before I was born, they stopped at a McDonalds on the way to the beach. My brother, who is just six years older than me, had hot coffee spilled on him. It wasn't as bad as what happened here, but he still had to go to the hospital. He still had scarring years later. This case was probably only the tip of the iceberg of customer injuries.

@mikalei5770 7 лет назад

I'm glad Adam talked bout this, it makes me extremely angry whenever people talk badly about Stella, she died younger than she would've because of the burn

@mr.balloffur 6 лет назад

She died when she was 91!!! She lived longer than most!!!!

@anonymousfrog9826 6 лет назад

j376 guli so? She could've lived even *longer* if it wasn't for the burn

@tcot-wi8wf 5 лет назад

@@anonymousfrog9826 no she couldn't have actually

@anonymousfrog9826 5 лет назад

@@tcot-wi8wf and you know that how?

@anonymousfrog9826 5 лет назад

@@tcot-wi8wf she could've had a peaceful death if that coffee wasn't so hot. Even if she lived seconds longer, it still would've been so much better for Stella.

@lngvly22 7 лет назад

Wow, this actually might be the most interesting thing Adam ever ruined. I always thought she was a greedy, nasty woman, not someone who had been genuinely harmed. I feel so bad....

@gregfeasel5874 7 лет назад

Who puts coffee between their legs? Who? That's why it was a bad lawsuit. People need to take responsibility for their actions. If the lid wasn't on tight enough or she put the coffee in a safer method, then you have a point.

@LarperLaura 7 лет назад

Did you even watch the video, dumbass? She took full responsibility for the spill being her fault.

@gregfeasel5874 7 лет назад

I watched the video. If she took responsibility, why did she demand Mcdonalds pay for her medical bills? She was not a Mcdonalds employee and should known how to properly carry coffee. Everybody knows coffee is hot.

@LarperLaura 7 лет назад

Greg Feasel then congratulations on being so dense that you can watch a video and still have to ask the questions answered in it!!!

@ZeroResurrected 7 лет назад

Greg Feasel Coffee should not be hot enough to give anyone third degree burns. McDonald's is to blame for how they make their coffee.

@jmbthegreat 6 лет назад

I remember my professor bringing this up in my law class. The best part was the McDonalds lawyers where the ones that submitted the evidence about the several hundred people that had been burned. I'm not sure what they expected to come from that.

@nickspillman6275 6 лет назад

"See, it's not that bad. If anything it's her fault for being an elderly woman!" This is the thought process I imagine they had.

@HenryLoenwind 6 лет назад

Quite simple: Their case was "Oh for Ronald's sake, we get peppered with these lawsuits all the time. Coffee is that hot because it's brewed at that temperature. Get that old crow out of here". The judge was not amused...

@MrTkWrath 5 лет назад

part of the presented argument was to establish that the excessive hotness of the coffee was part of the 'industry standard' as customers were said to have preferred a hotter brew that not. People getting burned was just part of the 'norm' and other establishments had similar concerns and injures for brewing hotter than needed and not responding to customer injury and safety concerns.

@dooderbug2437 5 лет назад

Someone with morals discreetly sabotaged it

@drewgehringer7813 5 лет назад

@@MrTkWrath yeah. that didn't work for them because no other place had that issue; everyone else served coffee at a sensible temperature

@LazyCatIsFat 5 лет назад

It's pretty sad how the media smeared Stella like that. I remember when I used to laugh about it, thinking Stella was an idiot. But now that I know what happened, it's really depressing.

@steventcheouafei174 4 года назад

lone pix101 an idiot for spilling coffee?

@WhyDidIJustEatThat 3 года назад

@@steventcheouafei174 an idiot for suffering 3rd degree burns over 16 percent of her body, including her inner thigh and groin? Yeah, what an idiot for being a 79 year old woman who spilled *190 degree* coffee into her lap. Jesus christ.

@steventcheouafei174 3 года назад

WhyDidIJustEatThat I don’t think you understood my comment, I just thought that it was awful that people called her an idiot.

@puppetseducer 3 года назад

She WAS an idiot.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@WhyDidIJustEatThat no she’s an greedy person for taking what does not belong to her since coffee is served at 190 degrees. I spilled coffee on myself so I can sue McDonald’s for reasonable coffee.

@BunnyQueen97 3 года назад

Hint: if McDonalds is one party and a little old lady is the other, BELIEVE THE LITTLE OLD LADY. The rest is almost always propaganda - they can afford it.

@allisoncomeaux3441 3 года назад

Third degree burns??? oh my god. I'm a nursing student studying burns right now. I randomly thought about this lawsuit and Third degree burns are so serious especially for geriatric patients. I feel so bad for making fun of this law suit when I was younger.

@lukelblitz3627 3 года назад

*her labia were fused together*

@piecrumbs9951 2 года назад

Third degree burns are unfortunate, yes, but they can be caused by liquids as low as 120 degrees fahrenheit. 160 degrees fahrenheit causes 3rd degree burns as quickly as 2 seconds after contact with skin. So it may sound ridiculous at face value that coffee at mcdonalds can cause third degree burns, but really in order to avoid the possibility of this occuring they would have to serve coffee at ridiculously low temperatures such as 130-140 degrees. This is not a fair standard to set for fast food companies, especially when you consider that refrigerated creamer brings down the temperature another 20 or so degrees. By the time you creamed your coffe and drank it it would be room temperature, not desirable for anybody.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

Well the lawsuit was ridiculed. So making. Fun of it was understandable.

@someguynamedsteve203 2 года назад

@@piecrumbs9951 they were 195-205 degrees corapate s*mp

@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor 2 года назад

@@lukelblitz3627 She was permanently disfigured and spent her winnings from the McDonald's lawsuit on a live in nurse until she died. Terrible, horrible thing. McDonald's should have been forced to personally cover every expense she, her family and her descendants would ever have until the end of time. The CEO should have been forced to grovel at that woman's feet until he collapsed from exhaustion.

@kmac639 6 лет назад

Here's some other interesting facts about this case since I saw a bunch lf misinformation in the video's comments: While coffee is supposed to brewed between 190 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit (so around boiling), it should served/drank at about 160. Think about it, who drinks boiling water? Your going to burn your tongue/mouth. Thats why when you get fresh brewed coffee or tea from places now they have to warn you. The problem with the McDonald's case is that they don't use fresh brewed coffee. They keep it in a warmer. So there is no reason it couldn't have been kept warm at a more reasonable temp like 160-170 as is the new standard. Instead they kept their coffee at near boiling temperature for no reason other than it was the "industry standard."

@majormana1 5 лет назад

Starbucks is only one who serves at 160 but others serving at 170 is kind of understandable save for clown who did bring down temp for couple yrs back to serving at 190 for as you said no reason

@DrZaius3141 4 года назад

If you sell stuff that tastes like crap, it's actually savvy to have your customers burn their taste buds.

@anti_neon8910 4 года назад

DrZaius3141 lol

@Turtleman95 4 года назад

I know this is old but if you look it up in a case like that we’re your clothes are soaked with a hot liquid 120*f can cause 3rd degree burns

@Victoria-nx8qs 3 года назад

Mcdonalds kept the coffee that hot so people would drink it slower and request fewer refills. Refills on coffee used to be free.

@IPlayWithFire135 5 лет назад

This nonsense was endless fodder for comedians and talking heads when it happened. Great to see Stella's good name is finally being vindicated. Thank you, Adam.

@maddadification 7 лет назад

If it's that easy to misinformed people just imagine what else there miss inform you about

@kereminde 4 года назад

You quite literally do *not* want to know.

@Takittack 3 года назад

Better to live a nice lie than live with a horrible truth or something like that i forgot.

@ILT12345 3 года назад

Masks are like muzzles?

@BlueTyphoon2017 2 года назад

@@ILT12345 what does that have to do with it?

@dumpydapillow8519 2 года назад

@@kereminde Sadder thing is, most of us will quite possibly *never* know.

@poemone2257 2 года назад

The absolute slander of this poor woman is gross on the media 's part. I've never had coffee spill on me and send me to the hospital. This is on McDonald's.

@intercity234 7 лет назад

My law teacher claimed that Stella was greedy and a bad person even though a documentray she showed us demonstrted the burns clearly. I stated correctly that she should have gone to court but she just told me that I was wrong and that she was nothing but a greedy old lady. I'm glad this video shows that I was right and she was so very wrong.

@casusbelli9225 2 года назад

Should have nake her gulp that coffee fresh from the coffeemaker to demonstrate, how safe it is to drink.

@SanaeKochiya Год назад

guess she was part of mickey dee's legal team

@ZHBG-ll7fy 7 лет назад

"motherfalcon companies" "I swear to gull" Everyone let's change profanity to bird names

@tristanlau1213 6 лет назад

Shut the duck up

@technicaldifficulties3289 6 лет назад

Yes we should.

@johnconner9149 6 лет назад

Son of a blue jay

@oldmanmammoth5364 6 лет назад

That idea is a pierce of Crow

@biker932012 5 лет назад

Holy robin Batman!

@ashlymenard5780 6 лет назад

I remember reading about the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit at school a few years ago, but I can't believe almost everything I read about it was wrong!

@anonymousfrog9826 6 лет назад

Ashly Menard the world is sad that way- no one knows what is true

@Nsmnsd197 2 года назад

People love to just read anything and take it in as fact

@girlgarde 6 лет назад

So petty lawsuits aren't as rampant as I thought? Geez, the corporate lawyers certainly did their job well then, bunch of assholes, slandering an old woman just so their corporate masters don't get sued.

@alenzhang4854 4 года назад

Mom: just eat it, the food's not that hot The food: McDonald's coffee

@Layk35 7 лет назад

This was an AWESOME video, and I hope everyone shares it. I remember learning about this case in high school from a teacher who (I know now) clearly did not know the facts and in turn misled the entire class. I was ignorant until college where I learned from a poli sci professor the truth about the case, as I never thought to seek more information because it seemed like everyone reached the consensus that the case was frivolous. And if I hadn't learned the truth then it would have taken me until now to find out what really happened. It's sad how the media twisted this case. They were either lazy or malicious in their portrayal. And as for the real number of frivolous lawsuits, that's why we should always rely on empirical evidence from a reliable source! Good video.

@Layk35 7 лет назад

Also, just to add, I heard that the reason Mcdonalds kept (still keeps?) their coffee so hot is that by the time you get to work, it's still as hot as a fresh cup of coffee.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@russ7009 did anyone research the average Instant coffee makers spits out ready to serve coffee at 192 degrees?

@sarasaeed6349 2 года назад

@@joshuahudgins no one cares what the corporate shill has to say, go away already

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@sarasaeed6349 what does corporations have to do with right or wrong.

@kshreath 7 лет назад

Thank you for discussing this case! So tired of lawyers getting bad raps when so many changes have been made to increase safety in everyday products.

@aryamansinha6608 Год назад

McDonald's actually kept their coffee 20°C hotter than the recommended. The reason for this is because the people who usually bought the coffee were construction workers who bought the coffee in their own cans and drank it after 1 to 1.5 hours. That coffee was not supposed to be drunk right after serving. Only problem is that they never told it to the customers who drank the coffee right after buying it.

@ladyteal5813 Год назад

To make things worse, McDonald's did a study that showed customers usually intended to consume the coffee immediately

@aryamansinha6608 Год назад

@@ladyteal5813 exactly. It would be perfectly fine if McDonald's put a safety warning of it being too hot and to store properly for a couple of hours. They didn't. That was their fault and they should have paid for it

@KenKen-ui4ny 7 месяцев назад

@@aryamansinha6608 There two solutions i see for this. One is similar to what some states are doing with the plastic straws. McDonald's can still sell coffee that hot, but on request by the customer, made by a separate machine. The second solution is, if the construction workers wanted coffee that hot to store in their cans, then maybe they need to get up an extra hour earlier before heading to work, and brew it themselves at home on the stove top.

@colorbar.s 28 дней назад

wasn't it just to prevent people from using free refills?

@aryamansinha6608 28 дней назад

@@colorbar.s No. This was about making sure their customer base does not go to any rival services at that.

@yologreatdose8180 2 года назад

“ I want money, my ethics are questionable” isn’t that like almost every company in USA?

@Curtis006 2 года назад

Not "almost", it is every company. World-wide.

@piecrumbs9951 Год назад

@@Curtis006 Certainly there are companies not run by megalomaniacs. It's just that the only companies that accomplish huge growth are run by megalomaniacs.

@UsingInvisibleInk 6 лет назад

The coffee was so hot her labia was fused together

@MissNayNay 6 лет назад

It did for real? Ew. That poor woman!

@puppetseducer 3 года назад

got proof of this?

@spraypaintrose2659 2 года назад

@@puppetseducer there are pictures on the internet if you. really need that proof.

@puppetseducer 2 года назад

@@spraypaintrose2659 Always

@verb9602 6 лет назад

so is this the cause of the warning on coffee cups? does them warning the coffee could be "extremely hot" let them get away with serving coffee at a ridiculous, unnecessarily hot temperature that could cause serious burns?

@JimboRustles 5 лет назад

It's not ridiculous, it's industry standard. Nobody likes lukewarm coffee and nobody likes waiting minutes for it to cool down at a fast food place.

@DanknDerpyGamer 5 лет назад

@@JimboRustles It not being srved hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns doesn't make it cold, ya nimrod.

@casusbelli9225 2 года назад

@@JimboRustles If 150 grades Farenheit is "lukewarm" for you, then you have a problem, mate.

@FrostFire425 Год назад

@@JimboRustles "Industry standard", okay. Sure. Reminder that brewing temperature and serving temperature are different, and the serving temperature is supposed to be 170° F (76.6° C) or below

@PeppermintSwirl Год назад

@@JimboRustles I like lukewarm coffee

@jchang.y 7 лет назад

thats rly depressing

@anuh4308 7 лет назад

Joji whats more depressing is that there is a curser in the thumbnail

@anonymousfrog9826 6 лет назад

Joji yah, the worst part is... It's true

@potatoking2729 7 лет назад

"mother falcon companies"

@potatoking2729 7 лет назад

"I swear to gull"

@troubledsole9104 7 лет назад

Are you out of your Vulcan mind?

@williamjay2386 7 лет назад

holy crow!

@royalblu1100 7 лет назад

Potato King! Ugh but people on RU-vid red can say f*** sh*t and other curses

@MrGamelover23 6 лет назад

Isabella Heintz Yet they can demonetize people for swearing, wtf?

@carolinarey8945 6 лет назад

Well, that's why I NEVER trust the media 100%... poor lady :/

@robbmg9716 3 года назад

You're watching media right now. Just saying.

@carolinarey8945 3 года назад

@@robbmg9716 hehehe yup, kind of hahhaha

@JustAnotherPerson4U 6 лет назад

I've watched this a few times and I feel terrible the few times i've told it to other people... I've told it completely wrong. I wasn't alive when this happened so i wouldnt have known any better. I just heard it once and spread it like gospel truth. Adam's right. While the campaigners were REALLY good at their jobs, Stella should be hailed as a hero for getting the temperatures for coffee and other hot drinks to be lowered. And I shall definitely spread the truth about this. And let her be recognised for what her case did. And for those who think mcdonalds is not responsible. If you are serving food or drinks that are potentially hazardous if handled incorrectly then it is a DANGER! If the coffee was normal hot then I would be entirely on Mcds side. But hundreds of people suffered severe burns that is a direct result of their product. THAT is their fault if it came from them.

@marylandman12 7 лет назад

So, I bet that McDonald's now learn not to increase the temperature of the coffee. probably other fast food restaurants that follow suit not to increase the temperature

@melodyclark1944 7 лет назад

Actually, no. Since Liebeck, McDonald's has not reduced the service temperature of its coffee. McDonald's policy today is to serve coffee at 80-90 °C (176-194 °F),[33] relying on more sternly worded warnings on cups made of rigid foam to avoid future liability, though it continues to face lawsuits over hot coffee.

@dream6562 7 лет назад

Melody Clark all if the sternly worded warnings wont help them

@tigerpournelle1020 7 лет назад

You either cut and pasted that or work for them, because no human speaks in such a manner.

@greatveemon2 7 лет назад

It's kinda weird that some of this lawsuit are trying to imitate what Liebeck did.

@melodyclark1944 7 лет назад

Tiger Quinn It's on Wikipedia and other websites. No unbiased source seems to claim that the temperature has been reduced.

@ashleyc506 2 года назад

If the coffee is too hot for her lap, why would it have been safe for her mouth?

@FrostFire425 Год назад

Exactly!!!

@Zeromaus Год назад

The mouth can withstand a lot hotter temperatures than regular skin bud..

@majormana1 Год назад

nope it have burned her lips it's luck she burned down stairs lip vs her face lip as your lips are extremely sentive to tempature inside of her mouth been fine but she wouldn't have been

@DanknDerpyGamer Год назад

@@Zeromaus Citation needed? All that muscle on your mouth, your tongue, your esophagus, can absolutely be burned.

@KingPingviini 11 месяцев назад

@@ZeromausMy experience tells me that's hogwash.

@jcman-lp6lg 2 года назад

Bacteria dies at 140 and 165 degrees the dishwasher at my work place gets to 170 and that sh*t makes the dishes hot as F. WTF are they thinking about making coffee 190 degrees.

@piecrumbs9951 Год назад

It's the standard brewing tenp. The coffee that you make with your hime brewer is exactly the same temperature. Serving coffee any lower would cost money and time, and it wouldn't even significantly reduce the potential for injury.

@DanknDerpyGamer Год назад

@@piecrumbs9951 > * The coffee that you make with your hime brewer is exactly the same temperature* The keyword being "brewing" - not the serving temp - not to mention that your regular coffee cup is open air, and coffee cools a bit faster than if it were in a closed styrofoam container. > *it wouldn't even significantly reduce the potential for injury.* IIRC, - gotta re-find my links (assuming YT won't auto remove comments with links in them ...) I read that time that it takes for 3rd degree burns to set in decreases exponentially as the temperature of said liquid increases... again, IIRC / I def. gotta look it up again to be sure so take with a grain o' salt until then.

@piecrumbs9951 Год назад

@@DanknDerpyGamer It's true that on a graph, necessary time exposed to liquid for third degree burns has an exponential relationship with the temperature of the liquid. This doesn't tell you what temperature doesn't cause near instantaneous third degree burns. According to cpsc-dot-gov, most people suffer third degree burns after 2 seconds of contact with 150 degree water, which is 30-40 degrees cooler than the coffee which burned Liebeck (if you ask her attorneys). At 140 degrees, it takes 6 seconds of contact, and by 130 degrees, it takes a fairly safe 30 secs. Lets not forget that there is also an exponential relationship between the heat of the liquid and the rate at which it cools. It takes a long while to cool coffee to a "safe" temperature like 130 degrees (something like 30 minutes). Lets also not forget such a temperature isn't considered ideal by most customers. It's too cold, especially right after adding refrigerated creamer like they have at most fast food joints (all the ones I've been to anyway).

@amplelemming3452 3 года назад

In my criminal justice class we where talking about this case and my teacher had only heard of the version that the lawyers made so he thought that she was being dumb and driving with coffee in her lap.

@jnzkngs 7 лет назад

I wanna know the "Real Story" behind the mesothelioma lawsuit ads on late night old man shows. Is there a big pile of class action money laying somewhere that the lawyers can't get at without having a victim to be acting on behalf of?

@thomashall6733 7 лет назад

these frivolous lawsuit protesters act like judges have no say in what cases make it to court.

@enforcermj2155 6 лет назад

+Thomas Hall, that's correct, they often DON'T when unscrupulous slimy lawyers are involved and know how to twist and distort laws to take advantage of situations.

@kereminde 4 года назад

@@enforcermj2155 Cutting in both directions, they can push one to happen . . . or cause one to never happen because legal costs are pushed too high for someone to actually handle a lawsuit. Of course, they gotta pay those loans to get them through law school somehow!

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@kereminde sad all the cases they could focus on they are focusing on the one that was in no way McDonald’s fault. It was a moron who spilled the coffee on herself.

@kereminde 2 года назад

@@joshuahudgins Nope, that'd be the story which got put out to spike the lawsuit and distract from the real argument: the coffee had no business being that hot.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@kereminde I don’t see why a keurig instant serve coffee maker puts out coffee at 192 degrees. People gobble it up every day at their own risk. 190 is a full 2 degrees cooler than what McDonald’s and many other companies at the time was putting coffee out at. Because at 160 degrees people complained of cold coffee.

@anonymousfrog9826 6 лет назад

Another reason to avoid McDonald's.

@AceNallawar 7 лет назад

how many times will this video be uploaded

@rrteppo 7 лет назад

3 times by people who own it, and at least 2 more by people just trying to get clicks. Adam Ruins everything gets uploaded to 3 different channels who all use slightly different length clips of the show.

@BotWatts 7 лет назад

well sort of, the agreement trutv and adam ruins everything have is basically: tru tv uploads a 2 min teaser clip, college humor uploads the full version a few days later, and then tru tv can upload the whole video

@XxSilverTheHedgehog1 6 лет назад

You know, recently another case very similar to this happened with Starbucks after a cop, Matt Kohr sued Starbucks for getting severe burns from their coffee. Unfortunately Mr. Kohr lost the case, and what with how the media/public viewed what happened, it's clear people have learned literally NOTHING from this...

@majormana1 6 лет назад

Starbucks doesn't even make there coffee hot unless you request it and we are talking 175

@LermaBean 6 лет назад

Miss Amanda's world So how did he get burned then? Clearly the branch he ordered from took it too far.

@majormana1 5 лет назад

Eric clearly he lied

@jaymeaaron 4 года назад

He never had severe burns and that wasn't why he even tried to sue. He claimed that he spilled coffee on this leg and it activated his Chron's Disease which caused part of his intestines to have to be surgically removed. That's not how Chron's Disease works and the jury ruled against him. It had nothing to do with 'severe burns'.

@retrogamer2503 3 года назад

@@majormana1 yep.......

@Forizee 7 лет назад

i surprisingly knew a lot about this case and I dont even study law. I am glad he runs a show like this. makes me feel better that more people know.

@mystic0 7 лет назад

Just an FYI, 190 degree coffee is a great temperature to make coffee at; however, it shouldn't be maintained there. According to the National Coffee Association, 195°F to 205°F is ideal for optimal extraction.

@alyssawilliamson3924 5 лет назад

Which is why McDonalds always has and still does brew it at 198°F. Not their fault an old lady couldn't add milk and sugar with the cup in a cupholder and not her lap.

@bangtanphoenix7280 5 лет назад

@@alyssawilliamson3924 EXTRACTION idiot not brew. theres a difference and you shouldnt serve it to the customers that hot.

@davidrahrer 5 лет назад

@@alyssawilliamson3924 Extraction at 198°F is fine, but you drink it at around 160°F (as it is served by the major coffee chains like Starbucks). Serving at 190°F + in a thermal styrofoam cup no less is absurd. Now shove that same cup into someone's hand driving through in their car and you end up seriously burning a lot of people needlessly. Keep doing it after hundreds of people file complaints and you are negligent. They do not serve at this temp any longer.

@harinimarchadi1204 5 лет назад

Car cupholders didn't exist back then

@bigglypuff0420 4 года назад

@@alyssawilliamson3924 her grandson's 1985 car did not have cupholders...

@alegotronnortogela7695 3 года назад

If they can do this over coffee, imagine what our politicians have been doing lately...

@realexony 4 года назад

What an increadibly well made video, thank you!

@MiCKi914 7 лет назад

Funny, the video froze and started buffering when Adam says, "This is one of the rare cases when a working-class victim beat a huge..." Those internet corporations don't want us to learn the TRUTH!!!!

@Regu269 3 года назад

Your wifi is just trash

@BlueTyphoon2017 2 года назад

@@Regu269 I think it’s a joke mate, but I can understand how you could misunderstand as telling sarcasm without tone of voice is hard on the internet.

@Lucky-ei6yh 2 года назад

I was a kid when this lawsuit happened. It made news here in Australia (and from what I've heard, many other countries too). The story was presented to us like 'American's are constantly sueing over crazy things, a lady sued McDonald's because she spilt hot coffee on her lap. She got millions of dollars just for that.' Without knowing the facts everyone thought it was stupid. It's seems only in recent years the truth is starting to be more widely understood. It's a shame this woman died in 2004, back when people were still laughing at her.

@KenKen-ui4ny 7 месяцев назад

Frivolous lawsuits have been a chronic problem here in US, and it's making people with legitimate suits look bad in that way. It's kind of like the boy who cried wolf. Eventually the public is not going to believe even the legitimate cases, Because their just going to think it's another nonsense suit, and that consumer error is only to blame. This may have been part of why all the misinformation and slandering.

@mattalley4330 Год назад

I admit that I fell for this line of misinformation too when I heard about it. “Oh my goodness, what a greedy person! Imagine hot coffee being hot.” Im glad I learned the truth and I think we all should be determined to avoid jumping to conclusions based on skewed news articles in the future.

@ShadowDemon_4 16 дней назад

This reminds me of another story I heard about where many people who shop at Wal-Mart are accused of stealing because their self checkouts don't properly register their items or something. Many customers get banned or fined for this and while some have gone to court to prove their innocence the company just doesn't care to fix the problem because the amount of money they make outperforms any amount they spend on court cases.

@cattiechun 5 лет назад

this is so heartbreaking :( stella wanted so little and they basically spit in her face. before now, i had only ever heard of this story with her painted as the bad guy

@joshuahudgins 4 года назад

She was the bad guy. She spilled coffee on herself and wanted someone else to pay for it.

@douglaslangley9251 4 года назад

@@joshuahudgins wow, McDonalds paying shills again this late in the game? She died like 15 years ago didnt she?

@saxor96 4 года назад

@@joshuahudgins Of course she was the bad guy! It's her own fault if they sell people without any warning whatsoever coffee so hot that can cause 3rd-degree burns!

@joshuahudgins 4 года назад

@@saxor96 Ah yes let's reward stupidity. It's not her fault that she didnt know coffee was a near boiled product. At 70 they are so young and naive to the world. I'm sure most people who have drank coffee for 50 years does not know that. So what is the appropriate serving temperature? 120 degrees can cause 3rd degree burns if you spill it in your lap and sit in it for several minutes?

@saxor96 4 года назад

@@joshuahudgins The appropriate temperature for ingestion is around 130 degrees, way below 190. You can perfectly serve it at 140 degrees or 150 and you won't be sending people to the hospital.

@jinhyungkim9012 7 лет назад

There's a cursor in the thumbnail

@foxdagamer1061 7 лет назад

Jinhyung Kim omg lol

@WillddKvic 7 лет назад

Jinhyung Kim there's another comment like this so I'm saying it again : WHERE?!

@tntcake6327 6 лет назад

It had a different thumbnail, like the person told you on the other comment like this

@user-xu6qw9wo3k 5 лет назад

THe best part about this video is it feels directed towards me, me being named Kendra.

@learnchinese18 7 лет назад

I thought that instead of lowering the serving temperature they just added caution wording on the coffee cups saying it was hot. I haven't read too deep into it but that's what one article said.

@FrostFire425 Год назад

They lowered the serving temperature to the actual industry standard of 160° F (71.1° C), yes, but 160° F is still hot enough to give third degree burns

@leonmystique9372 Год назад

Coffee, in common sense, is hot. In the context of the lady, it would be that she spilled her coffee by accident. Very likely the case here.

@staringcorgi6475 11 месяцев назад

@@leonmystique9372her automobile had no cupholder which required her to keep it in the lab increasing the risk

@23trekkie 5 лет назад

On the jar of instant coffee it's written "pour with hot but not boiling water". I assume the same goes for normal coffee. Looks like McDonald's didn't get the memo.

@occraig 7 лет назад

I did know this but the one part he forgot was that this mcdonalds was warned 2 times that there coffee was too hot and burned people and they still ignored it. what sucks about this story is that most mcdonalds are privately owned so mcdonalds didnt burn them. the person who owned this one store who didnt listen to the warnings they already got did

@thereprehensible435 6 лет назад

Adam says they lowered the temperature, but according to a friend of mine working at McDanks, they still serve coffee at 204f.

@puppetseducer 3 года назад

Good

@sarasaeed6349 2 года назад

@@puppetseducer are you stupid on purpose?

@puppetseducer 2 года назад

@@sarasaeed6349Sorry you can't accept the truth sandlouse

@colorbar.s 28 дней назад

@@puppetseducer what on earth is your issue

@puppetseducer 28 дней назад

@@colorbar.s No issue.

@karsten69 7 лет назад

190*Fahrenheit. okay I get it. I'm just used to the boiling point being at 100*Celsius. so when he said almost boiling, I'm like, "That's way past the boiling point." but, I was mistaken. Also... for those without a TV provider at all, and for someone in Europe, what's the best chances for looking at these episodes legally?

@otocan 7 лет назад

Ahhhh thank you. I've never heard people use Fahrenheit for liquids before.

@TheRedKnight101 7 лет назад

Adam ruins everything is aimed at an American audience

@karsten69 7 лет назад

Whelp, that's unfortunate. I really wanted to support them. oh well.

@somestrawberry2262 7 лет назад

karsten69 Turn on your TV, go to TruTV on Thursdays. If you don't have a TV then....oh well. Or you could go to the Adam ruins everything channel and pay the fee.

@karsten69 7 лет назад

none of those are options. the Adam Ruins Everything channel is not available for someone outside of the US. TruTV is not part of any provider package from any provider where I live, (again, outside the US) I appreciate the time you put into being helpful, but it didn't help.

@pastelchemicals1331 7 лет назад

"These Motherfalcon Companies"

@samuelcayre8274 7 лет назад

why did they make it so hot?

@Scorch428 7 лет назад

cus no one wants cold coffee....jesus

@LizLuvsCupcakes 7 лет назад

So that people would get fewer free refills because they'd have to wait for it to cool and McDonald's lost less profits.

@tntcake6327 6 лет назад

Would you rather have ice cold coffee or coffee that would melt your face off if you went close to it?

@kawaiipanda6850 6 лет назад

Scorch428 but I love ice coffee

@Glorc72000 6 лет назад

The machine was broken but they didn't care

@HopingforPower 7 лет назад

Wow this video is amazingly eye-opening.

@bidaeld 6 лет назад

is there anywhere i canm watch these full episodes outside of america

@earthtodevon 3 года назад

04:18 “This included companies like Pfizer…” 👁👄👁

@negligentdata8307 3 года назад

"I want money, my ethics are questionable." That needs to be a meme

@wendydabee 5 лет назад

Holy hell, I did not know that. But now I do!

@JenniePoo520 5 лет назад

Yeah, learned about this in business law class. They also didnt put sleeves on the cups or make sure the lids were all the way on before giving to the customers.

@majormana1 5 лет назад

And the cups where still same ones they used for soft drinks

@MadameMushroom 5 лет назад

Ok if ur coffee is so hot it can make candy then theirs a problem! Seriously to get the consistency of jolly ranchers the sugar water had to be 180F I make homemade candy and studying to be a chocolatier I know! Seriously just add 2 Tbsp of sugar to that coffee over a stove and put it in molds let cool coffee candy!

@chriskopp1361 3 года назад

I had no idea thats a job

@amm019 7 лет назад

190 degrees? WHY WOULD YOU SERVE COFFEE THAT HOT?!?!?!?!

@a_spider576 4 года назад

What was the music bit from in the examples of people taking about the coffee Edit:typo

@asitalandry3962 5 месяцев назад

The waah I deserve money for being stupid. 😂😂 took me out.

@alejandrotrevino7974 3 года назад

Moral of the story: big companies are scumy and will always try to rip you off

@italianspaghetti9056 3 года назад

Facts. They use disgustingly old ingredients and their kitchens are filthier than the slums. I'd know since I've worked at one before. Dried grease on the floors, uncleaned dishes everywhere, stained kitchen utensils and more.

@Yuh-Jin 3 года назад

@@italianspaghetti9056 well if you worked there isn't the cleaners job to clean that? If it's filty why blame the shop? Blame the workers who isn't doin their job... 🤔🤔

@casusbelli9225 2 года назад

@@Yuh-Jin >If it's filty why blame the shop? Blame the workers who isn't doin their job... Ever heard of "minimal wage means minimal effort", mate?

@Yuh-Jin 2 года назад

@@casusbelli9225 well that's the problem of western mentality... If u don't get enough u don't do enough. asian country workers were only paid 3 dollars a day (not per hr but per day) but they do their job with honor thus the shop attract more customers (for cleanliness) & business don't shut down & worker continue to work & don't have a problem looking for job to feed his family.... Sooo what's your point??

@encycl07pedia- 2 года назад

@@casusbelli9225 If you give minimal effort, you'll never rise above minimum wage. The absolute entitlement of some people is so ridiculous, like they should get at least $4/hour for breathing, as if that's some gift to the world.

@wisemage0 5 лет назад

Ask for a cup of coffee, get molten lava instead. Thanks, Clinton.

@drewscott3464 7 лет назад

My grandfather was actually a lawyer on that case... good to know he was doing his job!

@CJW0056 3 года назад

I saw this story on an interesting documentary awhile back on Netflix called Hot Coffee

@alcewa 5 лет назад

I learned about this case in legal assistance classes. Juries award high punitive damages to give defendents food for thought before disregarding safety and ethical standards again. Though some people specifically go after "deep pockets, most plaintiff aren't even asking for those amounts.

@joshuahudgins 4 года назад

Did you learn that coffee is served at 190 degrees or did they omit that in teaching this case....serious question?

@magicman25103 4 года назад

@@joshuahudgins did you learn that most places don't actually serve it that hot and to say otherwise makes you an idiot.

@joshuahudgins 4 года назад

The internal water temperature of your Keurig® coffee machine is 89°C (192° F). Therefore, when you brew a coffee, tea or hot cocoa, the temperature of the liquid is approximately 89°C (192° F). Although, it’s important to note that the temperature can vary depending on the type of cup or mug used. For example, the temperature of the liquid in a ceramic mug will differ greatly compared to a paper cup. This information applies to the all of our coffee makers,

@casusbelli9225 2 года назад

@@joshuahudgins >coffee is served at 190 degrees Wrong, coffee is served in about 150-160 degrees. But I understand, shills gonna shill, lol.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@casusbelli9225 lol yes I know that darn coffee machine is lying.

@brojob5102 7 лет назад

Eh. Not the most shocking thing I've ever seen involving hot coffee

@Broockle 7 лет назад

You mean cause of coffee slave farms?

@brojob5102 7 лет назад

Broockle oh. I was talking about that one GTA mission.

@brojob5102 7 лет назад

Broockle I'm not that smart.

@koga9376 7 лет назад

what's your name though

@Egg_thing 6 лет назад

Hugh Mungus YOU JUST SEXUALLY HARRASED ME!!!

@megamanstarforce4315 6 лет назад

One thing I still do not understand is that why did McDonalds have the temperature so high in the first place.

@sergiocorral6122 3 года назад

“1 free apple pie” lmao 🤣

@NorwayTracking 5 лет назад

“Holy crow” “Mother falcon” “I swear to gull”

@OriginalWyatt 3 года назад

Its amazing quite how powerful and influential these large corporations are... ...right Google?

@alanaswiss 7 лет назад

So interesting!

@NorwayTracking 5 лет назад

I’m so glad I never heard of this case prior to ARE

@vision9263 6 лет назад

RIP Stella Liebeck 1912 - 2004

@joshuahudgins 4 года назад

Steall ruins coffee.

@magicman25103 4 года назад

@@joshuahudgins nah, she made coffee better by ensuring companies aren't burning their customers.

@killian9314 7 лет назад

WOW, i saw the preview days ago, Still a Shocking TRUTH!

@SpaceOddity4214 11 месяцев назад

I remember those news clips... And I believed it.... smh It's scary to think other news reports are like this today and we won't see the truth until Adam exposes it decades later... 😔

@21stCenturyMind 7 лет назад

did this episodes air yet

@skystryker2300 7 лет назад

I learned in my Government class that there's actually a term for hiring protesters like this. It's called "Astro-turf Lobbying". Just FYI.

@sandhanitizer15 2 года назад

Offering someone $800 in a lawsuit like this is a slap in the face when you're a multi billion dollar company

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

I agree they should not have offered her anything since she did it to herself. Note to self dont pour coffee in your lap. When you do don’t sit in it for more than a minute.

@sheevpalpatine6139 2 года назад

@@joshuahudgins coffee spills are bound to happen. They KNEW they made their coffee too hot and had several report of burns. If coffee gives you 4red degree burns it's not safe. Plain and simple. Stella admitted the spill was her fault. She just wanted them to pay her medical bills, that's all. After all, they endangered every customer who orders coffee by making it that hot. Moron

@irottaalfurinn2539 2 года назад

@@joshuahudgins she took the blame and she only wanted money for her surgery

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@irottaalfurinn2539 she took the blame because she and she alone was responsible.

@joshuahudgins 2 года назад

@@sheevpalpatine6139 What do you think the acceptable temperature should be?

@liez988 5 лет назад

4:45 thought she was about to say something else🤔

@user-fp3yc9hm6m 3 года назад

And to think that the corporations probably spend more money astroturfing than they actually get fined in these lawsuits. Pure pettiness.

@mastertrey4683 2 года назад

It seems that people dont realize that she was actually hurt to the point of almost dying

@austinhernandez2716 7 лет назад

I swear this was already uploaded before

@austinhernandez2716 7 лет назад

***** no on Tru tv

@laCruz40oz 7 лет назад

yea they reupload like 3 times and each time they make the clip longer and longer.

@somestrawberry2262 7 лет назад

Austin Hernández once on collage humor, once on here, once on here again but longer.

@beataannanowak659 4 месяца назад

My face was burned by a dentist in NJ. The lady in the Passaic NJ Hospital told me to visit a plastic surgeon. They did nothing. My son's pediatrician helped me. The scar is gone.

@k.e.l.2432 7 лет назад

Who illustrated the animation? Does anyone know?

@heatherc4416 4 года назад

The one time Adam didn't actually teach me anything new. All the facts i thought to be true, were.

@natarajboina7525 7 лет назад

Wow! Large corporations definitely hate adam!

@lovengaming2549 6 лет назад

3:34 song name?

@batmous Год назад

0:31...Somehow I can't enough of the way she says that line... "I want money..."

@chuunyeong Год назад

The legal limit of the coffee temperature should be 130-140° F. The McDonald's coffee is past 210° F. Fyi 212° F is the boiling point of water. She was served boiling hot coffee that burned her skin, tissue, and fused her labia and her skin together. For what reason? Mcdonald's didn't want people to be able to finish the cup of coffee and so they made it boiling hot so they wouldn't have to give free refills

@andrewnovak1390 6 лет назад

These companies' tactics are so dirty. Just gross

@channelforpositivitylunder9385 6 лет назад

I was recently at court for jury duty and the other jurors and I discussed this case without knowing the truth... This is often brought up as showing CAPITALISM IN MURICA ... >.< I hope everyone watches this...

@user-el2pe5sh5v 7 лет назад

thanks for telling me the truth. It would be great if you could provide where the informationn come form though. The video will be much more persuasive