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I'd also add:
The $20,000 included about $10k in medical costs, a few thousand for loss of income and another few thousand for expected medical costs.
McDonalds offered... $800.
McDonald's just got confused and thought they were covering medical expenses in a civilized country.
To the largest fast food company in the world they couldn't spare 20k to make amends. To them that's a less than a single employee's salary, a fraction of one of their lawyer's salaries. Absolutely pathetic
McDonald's deals with several legal claims a day. 99.99% of the time, $800 makes people go away.
Could spare? Yes.
Would spare? This is Ray Kroc’s baby we’re talking about.
Think of the shareholders!