Woman Burned by McDonald's Hot Coffee, Then the News Media | Retro Report | The New York Times

In 1992, Stella Liebeck spilled scalding McDonald's coffee in her lap and later sued the company, attracting a flood of negative attention. It turns out there was more to the story.

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The case is now famous but when Stella Liebeck burnt McDonald's coffee she would never know that it would still be talked about decades later.

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