The fact that $1000+ purchases are only covered for a year in the US for example is kind of a joke (in the EU it's 2 years)
You do know that this is not how that story went, right? The popular version of the story you mention is just wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau...
The point being, in EU you'd be expected to know hot coffee is hot, and get nothing for pouring it over yourself. At best you'd be looking at medical expenses (loss of income is covered by state).
My understanding is the jury decided that the primary issues was that the warning was not large enough on the cup, and that's why they awarded damages.
I can't really understand being served a cup of hot coffee and complaining that you were not warned that it was hot. Coffee is a hot drink. There’s a natural limit at how hot it can be at 100 degrees, so I don’t really understand ‘too hot.’ What did you expect? You must have known it would be between 0 and 100 degrees and acted accordingly.
Subsequent lawsuits have re-inforced that the coffee was served at a reasonable temperature, and the temperature is the same as served at Starbucks, and recommended by independent coffee groups. My understanding is that McDonald's serve at the same temperature today.
I think the idea that the coffee was 'too hot' is a bit weird and a bit of a myth.
As I say the temperature they served coffee at hasn’t changed and has actually been tested to be ok in subsequent lawsuits in multiple countries. It’s the same temperature as served by other companies.
McDonalds weren’t required to change the temperature as the outcome but they did increase the size of the warning.
And at the end of the day how can any temperature of coffee be too hot? It’s a hot drink. It’s never going to be more than 100. Assume it could be that hot. Other hot drinks like tea have to be made with boiling water so are always served that hot.
I think a lot of people have a knee-jerk reaction to this story that McDonald's must be at fault, but when you look into the details that's not really the case. She even admitted she was at fault and she just wanted someone to pay her medical bills.
EG: the 14 base model is $1999 before tax in apple.com and e1832 before tax in my euw state
For the record, an iPhone 13 Pro costs EUR 951 before taxes in France, which means it's 7% more expensive than the US. However with taxes it's USD 1,303, which is probably quite a bit more than any after-tax price in the US.