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Woman sues San Francisco McDonald’s over 'severe burns' from hot coffee spill

Headline from Foxla, on the newest of 2 developments

An elderly woman is suing a San Francisco McDonald’s over a hot coffee spill that’s reminiscent of the 1992 incident that made national headlines.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. McDonald's faces lawsuit over "scalding" coffee that left woman with "severe burns"

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Woman sues San Francisco McDonald’s over 'severe burns' from hot coffee spill

    Headline from Foxla ·

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Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Woman sues McDonalds alleging ‘severe burns' from spilled coffee (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A San Francisco McDonald’s is being sued after a woman in her 80s allegedly sustained “severe burns” from a scalding cup of coffee and was refused help by store employees.

  2. Insider

    Woman sues McDonald's over hot coffee spill nearly thirty years after the original infamous coffee lawsuit (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The latest hot coffee lawsuit is reminiscent of an infamous 1994 case.

  3. NBC News

    McDonald's sued for 'severe burns' from spilled hot coffee — again (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The woman, a senior, says she was burned by a scalding cup of coffee she purchased from a San Francisco McDonald’s.

  4. CBS News

    McDonald's faces lawsuit over "scalding" coffee that left woman with "severe burns" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    McDonald's has faced several lawsuits over the years over claims of burning hot coffee, and in one case, chicken nuggets.

  5. Washington Times

    McDonald’s sued for hot coffee spill again (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    A hot coffee spill has landed McDonald’s in court again.

  6. Foxla

    Woman sues San Francisco McDonald’s over 'severe burns' from hot coffee spill (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    An elderly woman is suing a San Francisco McDonald’s over a hot coffee spill that’s reminiscent of the 1992 incident that made national headlines.

  7. FOX Business

    McDonald's sued as hot coffee leaves woman with 'severe burns,' 30 years after similar 1994 lawsuit (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    A woman is suing a McDonald's franchise and its staff in San Francisco for allegedly failing to secure a coffee cup lid, which she says resulted in burns to her groin.

  8. New York Post

    McDonald’s sued after hot coffee leaves elderly woman with ‘severe burns,’ echoing famous ‘90s case (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Mabel Childress is suing McDonald’s over a hot coffee spill that’s reminiscent of the 1992 incident that made national headlines.

  9. CNN

    McDonald's once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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