Hot Coffee Reimagined? Pa. Court Tackles Another McDonald's Case
In Massaro v. McDonald's, McDonald's defended against allegations of negligence in a premises liability case by arguing that the plaintiff, a senior citizen, assumed the risk of a violent assault on McDonald's premises.
September 01, 2022 at 11:48 AM
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Premises LiabilityMost people are familiar with the McDonald's "hot coffee" case—if only by reputation. McDonald's defense in that products liability case was, among other arguments, to blame the 79-year-old woman who brought the case, for causing her own burn injuries as a result of its scalding hot coffee. In Massaro v. McDonald's, 2022 Pa. Super. LEXIS 320, (Aug. 2, 2022) (Pellegrini, J.), McDonald's similarly defended against allegations of negligence in a premises liability case by arguing that the plaintiff, a senior citizen, assumed the risk of a violent assault on McDonald's premises.
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