Scalding injuries are high on the list of home hazards reported each year to RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
Mr McConnachie said medical opinion was that it would have only taken one to two seconds in
scalding water to produce the burns.
The judge said that if McDonald's could not serve drinks at the temperatures they did, they would have to serve them at a temperature that would not cause
scalding and this would not be acceptable to the public.
The terrorist poured
scalding water and oil over armed robber Malcolm Cruddas, 32, at Frankland Prison, Durham, last October.
But it was a deliberate act of throwing a kettle of
scalding water over that young woman.
Graeme MacMillan, 24, of Torogay Street, Milton, Glasgow, is accused of
scalding the girl to her severe injury, disfigurement and to the danger of her life.
Ambulance worker David Painting told the Birmingham inquest: "The water was
scalding.
His office insist it is a serious problem with
scalding causing hundreds of injuries a year.
But the court ruled they cannot sue because people who buy coffee or tea know it can cause
scalding if spilled.
Mr Horlock claims McDonald's was negligent in not warning customers of the dangers of
scalding from drinks.
A PRISON officer was in hospital last night after he had
scalding water thrown over him.
We do not know if the scalds were caused by boiling water being poured over him or if they immersed his feet in
scalding water.
