Tort Reform

Hot Coffee, an eye-opening and revealing documentary, premieres on HBO, Monday, June 27 at 9 PM (E/P)/8 PM (C)

You've probably heard the story. But do you know the facts? Stella Liebeck is an 84-year old woman who was awarded $2.9 million dollars after suing McDonald's for burn injuries she received from excessively hot coffee. She's since been the butt of endless jokes and ridicule and the case is widely cited as an example of lawsuit abuse. But most Americans have never heard the full story.

Hot Coffee reveals what really happened to Stella Liebeck, the Albuquerque woman who spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald’s, while exploring how and why the case garnered so much media attention, who funded the effort and to what end. After seeing this film, you will decide who really profited from spilling hot coffee.

This revealing documentary is a must-see for anyone interested in the protection of individual civil rights. In the debate about tort reform in the United States, the loudest voices to date have been those of corporate interests, insurance companies, lobbyists, and their public relations and advertising machines. In this documentary, you'll hear the stories of regular Americans whose lives were forever changed by the negligence, greed, or malice of others, but who heroically challenged those interests despite the odds stacked against them. Seeing Hot Coffee may profoundly alter your perspective on the tort reform debate in America.

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