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''Hot Coffee'' is a 2011 documentary film that analyzes and discusses the impact of tort reform on the United States judicial system. It is directed by Susan Saladoff, who has practiced as a medical malpractice attorney for at least 26 years. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2011, and later aired on HBO on June 27, 2011, as a part of HBO films documentary summer series. The title is derived from the ''Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants'' lawsuit in which the plaintiff Liebeck was severely burned after spilling hot coffee purchased from a McDonald's into her lap. ==Cases discussed== ''Hot Coffee'' discusses several cases and relates each to tort reform in the United States: # ''Liebeck v. McDonald’s Rests.'', No. CV-93-02419, 1995 WL 360309 (N.M. 2d Jud. Dist. Aug. 18, 1994) (judgment awarding Liebeck $2.86 million in “hot coffee” case), ''vacated'', 1994 WL 16777704 (Nov. 28, 1994): how tort cases are publicized to instigate tort reform. # ''Gourley v. Neb. Methodist Health Sys.'', (663 N.W.2d 43 ) (Neb. 2003) (upholding Nebraska’s statutory cap of $1.25 million on damages in medical malpractice actions). # Prosecutions of then-Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. for bribery: how judges were elected for their positive stance on tort reform and were influenced by campaign contributions. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (not a United States government agency, but a lobbying group for businesses) funded negative campaign ads against judicial candidate Oliver E. Diaz and in support of candidate Keith Starrett. Oliver E. Diaz estimates ~$1,000,000+ dollars was spent on Keith Starrett's behalf for the judicial election. # ''Jones v. Halliburton Co.'', (625 F. Supp. 2d 339 ) (S.D. Tex. 2008) (refusing to enforce mandatory arbitration of Jones’s employment contract with respect to her claims of assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring, retention, and supervision, and false imprisonment), ''aff’d'', (583 F.3d 228 ) (5th Cir. 2009) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hot Coffee (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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