McDonald getting sued again
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1380578.html


Chicago Business reports that, oddly, both suits were filed last
Thursday in a court in Cook County, Ill., which comprises Chicago and
its environs.

One case involved a four-year-old girl, Lynn Abdelal, who was given a
cup of blisteringly hot coffee to give to her grandma, and suffered a
second-degree burn when its lid fell off. Her grandmother had not
intended for her to carry coffee in the first place; she had asked her
granddaughter to throw away the empty cup. Part of the complaint --
which asks for $4 million in damages -- is based on the fact that the
McDonald's employee served coffee to such a young child, in violation
of company policy.

The other suit arose after 35-year-old Melissa Pettigrew spilled hot
coffee all over her thighs, leading to what her attorney calls
"horrific" burns.