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Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences
From: Jay Hennigan <jay () west net>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:20:01 -0700
On 4/13/16 6:25 AM, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
You *do* realize that the woman in the McDonald's case got *third degree* burns and required skin grafts, right? Water at 180F is hot enough to burn you - we even have a word for it: scalding. And unlike sipping too-hot coffee, where you can spit it out quickly, hot water spilled on clothing continues to burn until the clothing is removed or cooled off - neither of which is feasible when you're elderly and seated in a car. And that she originally only sued for the cost of her medical bills, and the jury increased it with punitive damages when presented evidence that over 700 other people had received burns? Now go and get informed, and commit this sin no more :) https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts - how that lawsuit *actually* played out.
and http://www.stellaawards.com/ lists dozens of other lawsuits spawned by that result, as well as commentary on the McDonald's case. Last updated 2008 but I'm sure examples are still flooding in to a courtroom near you.
-- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - jay () impulse net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV
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- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Todd Crane (Apr 14)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 15)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jay Hennigan (Apr 14)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Jean-Francois Mezei (Apr 13)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Baldur Norddahl (Apr 11)
- Re: GeoIP database issues and the real world consequences Niels Bakker (Apr 11)
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