u got to read the original case Liebeck vs McDonalds
Restaurants
the crux was that McDonalds and several coffee chain serve
extremely hot coffee that would instantly cause 3rd degree burns
despite knowing this fact
its not about knowing whether their coffee is hot or not
"It
contends that corporations have spent millions promoting
misconceptions of tort cases in order to promote tort reform. In
reality, the majority of damages in the case were punitive due to
McDonald's' reckless disregard for the number of burn victims prior
to Liebeck."
