Hot coffee, HBO Documentary Films ; If Not Now and the Group Entertainment present a film by Susan Saladoff ; directed by Susan Saladoff ; produced by Carly Hugo, Alan Oxman, Susan Saladoff
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Hot coffee, HBO Documentary Films ; If Not Now and the Group Entertainment present a film by Susan Saladoff ; directed by Susan Saladoff ; produced by Carly Hugo, Alan Oxman, Susan Saladoff
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Hot coffee
Oclc number
747048493
Responsibility statement
HBO Documentary Films ; If Not Now and the Group Entertainment present a film by Susan Saladoff ; directed by Susan Saladoff ; produced by Carly Hugo, Alan Oxman, Susan Saladoff
Runtime
86
Summary
Analyzes and discusses so called "frivolous law suits" and the impact of tort reform on the United States judicial system. Discusses several cases and relates each to tort reform in the U.S.: Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants (public relations campaign to instigate tort reform); Colin Gourley's malpractice lawsuit and caps on damages; the prosecution of Mississippi Justice Oliver Diaz and judicial elections; Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton Co. and mandatory arbitration. Exposes how corporations spent millions on a propaganda campaign to distort Americans' view of lawsuits, forever changing the civil justice system. From the infamous case of the woman who sued McDonald's over spilled coffee to the saga of the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice deemed 'not corporate enough' by business interests, this program tears apart the conventional wisdom about 'frivolous lawsuits.'
Table Of Contents
Frivolous lawsuit myths -- Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald's -- The civil justice system -- The evidence and verdict -- Tort reform -- The public relations campaign -- Caps on damages -- Non-economic damages -- Judicial elections -- U.S. chamber of commerce -- Mandatory arbitration -- Gaining justice
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live action
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- Documentary films
- Poursuites abusives
- Documentaires
- Public affairs
- Arbitration and award -- United States
- Documentaries and factual works
- Documentaries and Factual Films
- Liability (Law) -- United States
- Nonfiction films
- Films autres que de fiction
- Damages -- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films (E-H)
- Feature films
- Responsabilité civile -- États-Unis
- Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)
- Torts -- United States
- Responsabilité (Droit) -- États-Unis
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Poursuites abusives
- Documentaires
- Public affairs
- Arbitration and award -- United States
- Documentaries and factual works
- Documentaries and Factual Films
- Liability (Law) -- United States
- Nonfiction films
- Films autres que de fiction
- Damages -- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films (E-H)
- Feature films
- Responsabilité civile -- États-Unis
- Frivolous suits (Civil procedure)
- Torts -- United States
- Responsabilité (Droit) -- États-Unis
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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