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by mcny 1030 days ago
I have heard about the case and how McDonald's was clearly liable but I didn't realize how mass media acted as a mouthpiece of the chamber of commerce.

> ABC News called the case "the poster child of excessive lawsuits"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau...

I won't assume malice rightaway given the PG essay submarine but it is not journalism either. I can see how people wouldn't trust the news.