Jesus, the coffee was hot lawsuit was about 3rd degree burns an elderly woman in the passenger seat of a stopped car sustained requiring skin grafts. She sued after McDonalds refused to cover her medical bills, and discovery revealed that McDonalds recklessly kept thier coffee hotter than their competitors despite the known saftey risks because it bumped thier bottom line. They had recorded complaints from 100s of other injured customers.

She was awarded millions of dollars in punative damages by the jury. The number was based on one days sales of coffee by McDonalds.