Ms. Saladoff’s latest film will not lead to any settlements, but it will get more attention. Three years ago, she dropped her legal career and started work on what has become “Hot Coffee,” a pro-plaintiff documentary that is a call to arms over tort law, jury awards and judicial elections. The film has been making the rounds at festivals nationwide. Screenings are scheduled in New York and Washington, D.C., and the film is set for its public debut on HBO on June 27.
“Hot Coffee” is named for the high-profile 1994 case of an elderly New Mexico woman, Stella Liebeck, who spilled McDonald’s coffee on herself and sued. Comedians, journalists and politicians mocked her case, adding momentum to the effort to cap damage awards.
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