RIP Paul Walker - killed in a CGT's passenger seat

[Perfectlap]

^ actually that McCoffee case was a little more complicated than that. THat particular McDonald's was nuking the coffee and handing it over at temps well beyond what would be considered safe for a mobile hot beverage. I recall the surgeon who had to perform skin grafts on the old lady saying he'd never seen burns that bad from a simple coffee spill.

I think there will indeed be litigation if they can find evidence that there was some manner of malfunction. But if there was no malfunction, and this was just a case of too much HP with too little electronics nanying (for a road car), there will still be a legal action.

Also, the pricey lawyers for Porsche will know that they have already been convicted on the charge that their's is the brand that killed (another) famous actor. What they spend fighting the case will not be worth simply writing a check to the families. It will simply re-inforce a notion amongst many that Porsches are dangerous and a $80-$100K Jaguar or Merc is more forgiving and life-continuing. From a business point of view getting out the laywers to fight to the death, for years, is not conducive to sales.

[southernstar]

Agreed perfectlap - precisely why I expect that there will be a lawsuit and that it will be settled. As far as the MacDonald's case is concerned, I still find it hard to believe that anyone would open a cup of coffee between their bare legs and not realize that it was hot. Coffee made with a french press is just a couple of minutes past boiling, as is percolated coffee. I don't care how much they nuked her coffee, I mean, do we really need warnings that "coffee is hot"! Keeping in mind that McDonald's cups are cardboard and not styrofoam, the outside of the cup alone is enough to cause burns if held for any period (which is why some people ask for double cups). What about tea? Don't they pour boiling water in the cup with a tea bag? Whether the plaintiff was an old (but either negligent or stupid) woman, or a young one with the same traits, I still think their verdict stands for the same proposition: juries who have sympathy for a plaintiff will tend to award them money due to that sympathy - and large amounts of money if the defendant is perceived as having large pockets.