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Chuck Allen | ... | Self |
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Judy Allen | ... | Self |
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Jay Angoff | ... | Self |
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David Arredondo | ... | Self |
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Tom Baker | ... | Self |
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Paul Bland | ... | Self |
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Kenneth Canfield | ... | Self |
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Joan Claybrook | ... | Self |
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Ralph Cook | ... | Self |
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Jennifer Diaz | ... | Self |
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Oliver Diaz | ... | Self |
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Joanne Doroshow | ... | Self |
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Betty Farnham | ... | Self |
Al Franken | ... | Self | |
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Marjorie Getman | ... | Self |
The McDonald's coffee case has been routinely cited by the media as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of the legal system. We will show how this case became so popular in the media, who funded the effort and to what end. We will tell the truth and let the audience decide if spilling hot coffee is really as profitable as they might otherwise believe. Written by Anonymous
. . . and ignored them all.
Anyone who actually watched this film would know that the McDonald's case is only the first of several cases discussed in the movie. Anyone who knows about the McDonald's case would know that the injuries suffered by this 79 yr old woman were outrageous. She required skin grafts all over her crotch, most of her buttocks, and much of her upper thighs. She had third degree burns so bad she almost died. This woman was no sleaze, no con artist-- she worked her whole life.
Other reviewers seem to ignore that there has been a concerted movement by Karl Rove and his US Chamber of Commerce pals to stack the deck against individual rights in favor of corporations under the guise of "tort reform" and some of their tactics have been appalling-- and this film discusses that as well.
This film, much like Gasland, tells a story that needs to be told, and it's great that HBO has the kahunas to air it.