The famed McDonald's case (you might have heard about it) involving the spilling of hot coffee in the lap of a customer attracted a lot of attention at the time the case was decided. The award of punitive damages to the plaintiff in that case was quite sobering. Based on what we know of that case (it was eventually settled in private), does the original punitive damages award was excessive? Explain

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Based on the key details of the McDonalds hot coffee case I do not believe the original punitive dam... View the full answer