The McDonald's coffee case is a landmark case that has shaped the past decades of tort law and tort reform efforts. Please watch the New York Times Retro Report on the case and its impact:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkL9UlmCOE(Please note that there are photos of the burns that were admitted into evidence shown in the video)

Monday/Tuesday- If you were on the jury, would you have found for Stella or McDonald's and why? What evidence and legal arguments do you find the most persuasive?

Wednesday/Thursday- What lessons can we draw from this case? What does it show about the court of public opinion versus what happens in a court of law? How does it relate to our current era of "fake news"?