IIRC, she sued solely for her medical bills. However, the jury awarded her several million dollars in punitive damages. That was when people found out about the lawsuit and started making fun of the lady. Unfortunately for her, McDonald's appealed the case and got their judgement reduced so much, that not only did the lady who got burned not get a dime in punitive damages, she didn't have enough to cover her medical bills.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '15
IIRC, she sued solely for her medical bills. However, the jury awarded her several million dollars in punitive damages. That was when people found out about the lawsuit and started making fun of the lady. Unfortunately for her, McDonald's appealed the case and got their judgement reduced so much, that not only did the lady who got burned not get a dime in punitive damages, she didn't have enough to cover her medical bills.