That's a pretty misleading description; they lost that case because they knowingly kept their coffee far above a safe temperature to serve, there had been a string of previous cases proving that it was obviously unsafe, and their negligence landed a woman in the ER (followed by being in the hospital for over a week, followed by permanent disfigurement and being partially disabled for two years).
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau... )
Edit - it's in the Wikipedia link:
> Liebeck's attorneys argued that, at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C), McDonald's coffee was defective, and more likely to cause serious injury than coffee served at any other establishment.
In case it's not at the top of anyone's mind, water boils at 212 F / 100 C.
That's not serving temperature - that's brewing temperature. You have to work to keep coffee that hot, it's not something that happens passively.
It's really amazing to me how long that bit of corporate propaganda has managed to survive. Especially in the internet age. I know the narrative demonizing that poor woman was pushed very aggressively, but 30 years is a long time. Not many campaigns can hope to be so successful while being so wrong. I get the feeling that even 30 years from now people will still be repeating the same lies.
If you cannot guarantee your food doesn’t have 2 inch bones in, you should be unable to label it boneless.