McDonald's - The Coffee Spill Heard ‘Round the World
The coffee spill lawsuit against McDonald's launched a host of other lawsuits against the same company.
What are McDonald's social responsibilities towards consumers and consumer's responsibilities towards McDonalds?
In an essay, using APA style, address the following points: Length 2 full pages, excluding reference, abstract and title page:
• Evaluate the coffee spill lawsuit.
• Determine what type of actions the company could make to meet ethical obligations.
• What are the arguments supporting McDonald's position in the Liebeck case? What are the arguments supporting Liebeck's position?
• If you had been a juror in the Liebeck case which position would you most likely have supported? Why?
What if you had been a juror in the pickle burn case (you must do additional research to find out information about the pickle burn case)?
• Do we now live in a society where businesses are responsible for customers' accidents or carelessness in using products?