three weeks of recuperating at home under the care of the two daughters‚ Nancy Tiano and Judy Allen. A vascular surgeon at the hospital informed the family that Stella has suffered from third degree (full thickness) burns over six percent of her body. She was later hospitalized for skin graft. All the medical procedures had lead Stella to lose 20 pounds and she was practically immobilized at times. Financially‚ this accident cost Leiback close to $2‚000 out of pocket for medical treatment and the
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Liebeck burns really were. After reading all the evidence in the case study‚ I believe the lawsuit wasn’t frivolous (Carroll & Buchholtz‚ 2012‚ p. 677). 2. What are McDonald’s social (economic‚ legal‚ and ethical) responsibilities toward consumers in the Liebeck
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developed into a preferred brand for attending to minor burns. It has helda tremendous brand recall value in the Indian market for the past six decades. It was positioned as burn specialist from the day one. This strategy catapulted it into becoming the market leader in this segment. However‚ there is also another side to this story. The success in this segment has resulted in the consumer perception of Burnol being a specific product for burn injuries and not a generic antiseptic as a result of which
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well as further injuries to patients. This topic provides the learner/student nurse an idea that is helpful to make an appropriate decision making in varied situations and will prepare the learner also on how to handle the different manifestations of burns. Furthermore‚ this topic will give an idea on how to become a progressive & productive person upon caring & understanding the different complications in their further exposure. CENTRAL OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lecture discussion/teaching
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that Liebeck had only herself to blame for placing the cup between her legs. It was also stated that Liebeck failed to leap out of the seat allowing the coffee to penetrate her clothing and burning her. A burn expert for Liebeck stated that 170 degree coffee is capable of causing second degree burns
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reasonable minds can come to but one conclusion and that conclusion is adverse to the non-moving party. In this case‚ the movant would be the Nadel family. 3. Briefly state the facts of this case. The child‚ Christopher Nadel‚ was suffered second-degree burns on his right foot as a result of spilled hot coffee. The Nadel’s raised the below claims: a. Breach of a warranty of merchantability and breach of a warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Both are based on the allegation that the coffee was
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The difference between the cases is how each injury occurred‚ which makes a big difference in my opinion. In the pickle burn case‚ the claimed injury happened while consuming the food in what could be considered a normal process when eating a hamburger which in my opinion represents a more serious threat. In the hot coffee case‚ the injury occurred while the customer was
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Michael suffered severe burns to his scalp when the pyrotechnics went awry. As a result of the on-set accident‚ he was admitted to the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City‚ California. Despite palm-sized second and third-degree burns to the back of his head‚ Michael visited several other burn patients and later donated a hyperbaric chamber (used to treat burn victims) to the hospital‚ in addition to making a substantial donation towards preparing and equipping the Michael Jackson Burn Center. April
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Fahrenheit.” After hearing a statistic like that‚ it’s hard to believe that anyone would enjoy drinking something that hot. “180 degrees Fahrenheit is hot enough to cause severe third degree burns in less than a second.” That is exactly what the coffee ended up doing to Stella Liebeck. She ended up with burns all over her buttocks and thigh. In McDonald’s defense‚ they can use the principle of Caveat Emptor or Buyer Beware. McDonald’s can say that once they hand out their coffee they have no control
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The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE - A woman‚ who was scalded when her McDonald ’s coffee spilled won a jury award of $2.9 million - or about two days ’ coffee sales for the fast-food chain. Lawyers for Stella Liebeck‚ 81‚ who suffered thirddegree burns in the 1992 incident‚ contended that McDonald ’s coffee was too hot. A state district court jury imposed $2.7 million in punitive damages and $160‚000 in compensatory damages Wednesday. Ken Wagner‚ one of Liebeck ’s attorneys‚ said that he had asked
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