In 1992, Stella Liebeck ordered a cup of coffee from
McDonald’s and accidentally spilt it on (11) . She suffered
third degree burns and had to stay in the hospital for a long time. The bums
were quite severe and it cost her $ 20,000 in (12)
expenses. Stella asked McDonald’s to pay for the
medical expenses but McDonald’s (13) to pay. $o Stella took
them to court Stella argued that the coffee was too hot.
McDonald’s claimed that people like their coffee hot and that the best
flavor comes when coffee is (14) to 80 degrees
Celsius. The court ruled in favor of Stella Liebeck and ordered
McDonald’s to pay her $ 2.9 million dollars. Many people were (15)
that she won so much money for spilling coffee on herself.