The important thing to remember about that case is that the lawsuit was perfectly reasonable and the media misrepresented or omitted key facts to turn McDonald’s grossly negligent behavior into a joke and/or call for “tort reform” legislation that further shielded multibillion-dollar corporations from culpability for their actions.
Regarding this lawsuit, it seems very plausible she was harmed by a dangerously cold sandwich. Many years ago my uncle recieved life-altering injuries after asking an airline attendant if they could possibly get him a cold pack to soothe his sore back during a flight. The attendant obliged, but the cold pack turned out use dry ice rather than water ice—which was so cold that it gave him permanent nerve damage that left him walking with a cane for the remainder of his life.
I really hate it when the media treats these stories as jokes even when they involve very real negligence that cause very real harm.
