Hot Coffee documentary about infamous McDonald’s case now playing at Sundance

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You probably don’t remember Stella Liebeck, but you might remember her lap. It was her lap, or more specifically the hot coffee from McDonald’s that scalded her lap, that led to Liebeck being the plaintiff in a 1994 lawsuit against the fast-food franchise.

And now, lawyer-turned-filmmaker Susan Saladoff is telling Liebeck’s story in a new documentary, Hot Coffee, which premiered at the Sundance International Film Festival this week.