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[–] Maeve@kbin.social 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That lady had ~~polyester pants melted deep into her skin.~~

Liebeck was wearing cotton sweatpants, which absorbed the coffee and held it against her skin, scalding her thighs, buttocks and groin.[

I doubt her settlement paid all the bills, especially after attorney fees

Edited because I was wrong.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

In the end it was apparently $640 000, so I honestly don't know whether it would've covered medical costs and attorneys fees in America.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It was in the 90s. It was bad then but not nearly as bad as it is now.

640k was worth a lot more.

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

“640K ought to be enough for anybody.”

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago

Hi thank you. I was wrong about the polyester pants, and I edited my post, to reflect that.