Negligence and the Hot Coffee Case: Examining McDonalds Duty of Care

Name: Course: Instructor: Date: [Name] In chapter 5 (BULE 302/303), a tort remains associated with a breach of a legal duty that leads a person or property to experience legal injury. Such legal injuries lead the plaintiff to sue the defendants for damages. Upon success, compensatory and punitive damages become settled through a deserving amount as expressed in Liebeck V. McDonalds case (Hot Coffee 13:45). Based on Liebeck narrations of Hot Coffee (1:00-37, and 5:58-6:05), it is clear that she experienced a tort of negligence since McDonald has received ov