http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603 Recalling the infamous case of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case">grandmother and the scalding McDonalds coffee</a>, a spilled cup of liquid bought in a drive through lane has sparked a court case.  Only this case involves a fast food franchise which specializes in dispensing hot liquids.  I present you the case of "<a href="http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/LOCAL/611160497/-1/ZONES04">Starbucks and the Spilled Kiddie Hot Chocolate</a>." en-us Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:04:24 EST Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:51:26 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#24 <a href="http://fake-emailfel.anci.com.es">fake email list</a> <a href="http://praktikumpf.ceor.com.es">praktikum fotograf</a> <a href="http://luftbilderls.anci.com.es">luftbilder satelit</a> <a href="http://lkh-zusatzversicherunglz.ddsex.com.es">lkh zusat Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:51:26 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#23 <a href="http://antibiotikaag.jaehv.com.es">antibiotika gegen</a> <a href="http://indischeiw.iger.com.es">indische wahrung</a> <a href="http://45-grad4g.kliz.com.es">45 grad</a> <a href="http://am-pcapa.kishk.com.es">am pc arbeitsplatz</a> <a href="http:// Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:19:41 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#22 <a href="http://in-laufenil.laemilianet.com.ar">in laufen</a> <a href="http://beruhmtebd.hotelprincipe.com.ar">beruhmte diamanten</a> <a href="http://grip-handgh.resit.com.ar">grip hand</a> <a href="http://videovoc.jorgecoscia.com.ar">video out computer</a Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:58:28 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#21 <a href="http://videovpr.pouff.com.es">video projector reviews</a> <a href="http://wetterwmd.uptak.com.ar">wetter mallorca de</a> <a href="http://www-detektivwdc.ziana.com.ar">www detektiv conan</a> <a href="http://ubersichtuz.agtb.com.ar">ubersicht zeiten Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:49:43 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#20 <i>Society can't function well with all this litigation going on.</i><p> I've got a better idea.  How about vigilante justice?  Your kid gets hospitalized by a Starbucks drink, you go down there with a bat and bust the place up.<p> Or maybe every Wed, 6 Dec 2006 02:41:46 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#19 I said that her response to the feelings may not be the same as you would have - I didn't say that she wouldn't have any response.<p> Yes, she is feeling emotions - but how is she interpreting those emotions? Guilt is a pretty complex thing, and a large pa Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:57:01 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#18 It could be about assigning blame.  But it could be about (1) recovering enough money to cover the repeated surgeries this little girl is going to need, and/or (2) forcing Starbucks to be more careful.  Neither of these is a bad thing.<p> Thalia Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:58:27 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#17 <i> Now, I'm advocating turning kids into crispie critters... Unless there's some other victims of burns from Starbucks hot drinks, then I fail to see the need to assign punitive damages.</i><p> I didn't say you were advocating, but you don't seem too c Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:57:02 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#16 What should she do? Jump in a hole? You do whatever you can for you child and the children of other people. Yeah, we can't assume with 100% certainty that she's not some freakish sociopath who has no particular emotional response to watch her daughter's sk Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:49:46 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#15 I don't think that Starbucks is the problem.  The parent should have ensured the safety of the child buy either not giving it to the child unsupervised or making sure that it was not hot.   Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:28:26 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#14 My brother has worked at Starbucks for almost 8 years now and he has said many times that he is surprised this has not happened to them (until now and since the McDonald's incident).  Well, he was right to think it would eventually.  But after ta Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:51:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#13 My parents fostered children, so I've had some experience with this - well, we can't say for sure that the kid's mom feels guilty as hell. I'm sure that she feels something, but it might not be guilt. If she felt extremely responsible, then why is she suin Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:56:55 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#12 Every starbucks I have ever been to in the last 5 years has sold their hot chocolate and mocha, even for adults, remarkably cold for being "hot".  Sure you can mildly burn yourself when it's first poured, but it's less than first degree.  It's li Fri, 24 Nov 2006 20:43:45 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#11 And Starbucks has this way of filling the hot coffee cup right to the very brim, so putting on or taking off teh cap to put in your cream or sugar and you usually get very hot coffee on your hands or lips.  At least they have those cardboard cup sleev Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:39:35 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#10 There's a reason why they call it hot chocolate. It's HOT! Blame all 'round except for the poor tyke. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:20:29 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#9 <i>I have lots of sympathy for. To me this isn't so much about picking up pieces and assigning blame</i><p> If you've filed a lawsuit, isn't this exactly about assigning blame? Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:51:53 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#8 First I'm too old to remember what it means to be a parent.  Now, I'm advocating turning kids into crispie critters.  You do know how to dredge the absolute worst out of what someone posts, don't you?<p> You want to insure that Starbucks is punis Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:04:42 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#7 Well, so am I. Her kid, on the other hand, I have lots of sympathy for. To me this isn't so much about picking up pieces and assigning blame as keeping more kids from being burned. Maybe you figure a few burned kids is a small price to pay for, uh, what is Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:05:06 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#6 My friend, when my daughter and her ex broke up about eight years ago, she and the granddaughter moved in with us and I became a <i>de facto</i> father in her life.  I know you had no way of knowing that, but perhaps you'll think twice before you star Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:00:23 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#5 I'm with you.  I wouldn't hand a hot drink to my kid anywhere without testing it.  (On the other hand, I wouldn't hand him a Coke either.  Yuck!)  I know better than to trust Starbucks.  But Starbucks does, in fact, make a "kiddie Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:39:39 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#4 What kind of idiot gives coke to a small child? People make mistakes. You think this kid's mom doesn't feel guilty as hell and extremely responsible? Maybe you're a bit too removed from the days when you had to care for small children on a daily basis. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:37:24 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#3 Isn't all that whipped cream supposed to prevent burns? Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:36:10 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#2 What sort of idiot hands a hot cup of anything to a kid in a booster seat in the back of a vehicle?  I don't care if her attorney does find the company policy that says kid's cocoa shall be served at no more than 130 degrees fahrenheit -- that's still Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:19:09 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2006/11/16/10236/603#1 It was only a matter of time.  I can't tell you  how many times I've scalded my tongue on a cup of their drip coffee.  I usually have to let their coffee sit for about 5 minutes before I drink it.  Not ideal.  No warning makes up f Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:11:52 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/