Stella Liebeck made national headlines in 1992 when she sued McDonald’s after spilling                             a scalding cup of hot coffee on her lap. The lawsuit had the whole country talking. But what most people do not know is that Liebeck suffered third-degree burns over 16 percent of her body and never fully recovered. And most people do not know that corporations have spent millions of dollars distorting her story to promote tort reform. Liebeck’s case is featured in the documentary Hot Coffee, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday, January 24, 2011.

Democaracy Now. Org explores the truth behind the case which altered our system of justice based on misreported "facts" and the movie about that corporate sponsored distortion. Please click on the below link to view the program:

 _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0BoTlbPO44&feature=related_