I agree with you 100% about Trump, especially that evidence matters. He doesn't always seem to defend these cases against him.
Re: McDonalds coffee: Plaintiff was Stella Liebeck and she suffered third-degree burns, was hospitalized for eight days and had to receive skin grafts for her burns.
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Her evidence matters too. And, McDonald's coffee is much better now that they no longer serve it boiling hot and use better coffee. Everyone used to burn their mouth with McDonalds coffee back in the day,