Hot Coffee (2011)

Directed by

Susan Saladoff

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film looks at how tort reform laws have changed the American legal system. It uses the famous McDonald's coffee lawsuit as a starting point to discuss wider issues about access to courts and consumer rights.

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What happens

Hot Coffee is a 2011 documentary film that analyzes and discusses the impact of tort reform on the United States judicial system. It is directed by Susan Saladoff, who has practiced as a medical malpractice attorney for at least 26 years. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2011, and later aired on HBO on June 27, 2011, as a part of HBO films documentary summer series. The title is derived from the Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants lawsuit, in which the plaintiff Liebeck was severely burned after spilling into her lap hot coffee purchased from a McDonald's. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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