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

Why HN readers recommended it

HN cites it as a quick, entertaining explainer to correct the myth of the frivolous coffee lawsuit.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

truTV

Topic

mcdonald's coffee lawsuit

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• The McDonald's case was most likely intentional though. They're a big company and most likely pushed the media that direction as damage control. There's a good Adam Ruins Everything video on it: [VIDEO]

• They mentioned the coffee lawsuit. I heard about that one many times while working at Dunkin Donuts some 22 years ago. The customers were always (jokingly) threatening to burn themselves and sue the company for millions. I thought that lady was greedy until learning the …

• > I read it far enough Clearly not since the crux of both lawsuits has nothing to do with the build quality of cups or lids. Entertaining overview: [VIDEO] Lawyer's examination: [LINK] Whichever you prefer. Did you know the woman who sued so many years …