A second jury will determine how much McDonald's USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will have to pay the girl and her mother. The case is likely reminiscent of the McDonald's café lawsuit of the '90s, which became something of an urban legend about seemingly frivolous lawsuits.
A New Mexico jury awarded 81-year-old Stella Liebeck $2.7 million in punitive damages after hot McDonald's coffee spilled on her in 1992, burning her legs, groin and buttocks.