Title:
Hot coffee / HBO Documentary Films ; If Not Now and The Group Entertainment presents ; directed by Susan Saladoff ; produced by Carly Hugo, Alan Oxman, Susan Saladoff.
ISBN:
9781422973196
Publication Information:
[United States] : Docurama Films : New Video, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Includes: deleted scenes, interview with the director, and trailer.
DVD, Dolby digital stereo., NTSC.
Summary:
Analyzes and discuses 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 McDonalds 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.'
Genre:
Electronic Access:
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Language Note:
English audio.
Performer:
Al Franken, John Grisham.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Martina Radwan ; editor, Cindy Lee ; music, Michael R. Mollura, Joel Goodman.
OCLC Number:
ocn747048493
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1