Mr. Fancy Pants

Mr. Fancy Pants is a first-cut of a longer more in-depth short film that looks into the realities of the American Civil Justice System and "Tort Reform." The project, that will ultimately become a series of films, is being produced by InjuryBoard.com.

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[Michael Schreyer]

I do not agree that any efforts to overcome the public image of that case will bear any fruit whatsoever. It is urban legend. It will not die a natural death.

[nick40]

we're very familiar with John Edwards' strategy with his juries and David Ball's ideas about the McDonald's case. And for the most part we agree, when it comes to trial tactics.

But in terms of public dialogue, completely ignoring the case or lying about the facts can't really be the answer.

[Michael Schreyer]

The argument about McDonald's is a waste of time. You aren't going to undue the myth that McDonand's got ripped off. So be smart. Say of course that case was a scam by one lawyer and your cases aren't that kind. Explain to your next jury that unlike the McDonald's hot coffee case, your client was very seriously injured.

[jfur76]

Actually, you missed the point. Coffee is not dangerous enough to cause these kind of injuries. If it is, then the person who made the coffee did something wrong.

Your statement that "any coffee when you get it will severely burn you" is false. Period. You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own reality.

[laallaal75]

Wow it appears you missed my point, coffee is dangerous, though not as dangerous as a blowtorch people can expect it to be steaming hot, like people expect blowtorches to be extremely hot, and steaming hot liquid is dangerous, maybe you haven't caught on to that little fact of life yet.

[jfur76]

The problem with you analysis is that coffee is FOOD. It is not an inherently dangerous product like a blowtorch, nor is it reasonable for a consumer to expect that the product would have that danger. Some food can be dangerous, like the danger of biting into a pearl when you eat a clam. Consumers know there might be a pearl in a clam, so it's up to the consumer to be careful. Consumers don't have to expect that there is a blowtorch-equivalent in their coffee.

McD needs to be responsible.