 In the case of "Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants" (1994), 79-year-old Stella Liebeck spilled McDonald's coffee in her lap which resulted in second and third-degree burns on her thighs, buttocks, groin and genitals.The burns were severe enough to require skin grafts.Liebeck attempted to have McDonald's pay her $20,000 medical bills as indemnity for the incident.