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The woman suffered third-degree burns _to where bone was exposed_ on her groin and legs from coffee served at a negligently high temperature:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau...

This wasn't some get rich quick scheme or frivolity. The settlement money paid for a live-in nurse for the rest of her life.



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