15 Fast Food Scandals You Won’t Believe

This marks one of dozens of scandals that has plagued one of the most widely known fast food restaurant chains in the world, and it was all over a cup of coffee that proved too hot to handle. In 1992, a woman in Albuquerque spilled coffee on her lap, which resulted in third-degree burns and subsequently skin graft surgery.

She sued the corporation accusing McDonald’s of telling it’s stores to serve beverages at dangerous temperatures. She initially won
$2.9 million, but the fee was later reduced to $640,000, but not before gaining national attention.