OA31: More on the McDonald's "Hot Coffee" Lawsuit

Published: Jan. 3, 2017, 5:45 a.m.

b'Welcome to the first Opening Arguments of 2017, and the first episode on our new two-episode-per-week schedule. \\xa0Just a reminder: \\xa0we will be releasing these episodes on\\xa0Tuesdays and\\xa0Fridays every week. \\xa0More on scheduling below. Today\'s episode begins with a far-fetched (but interesting!) hypothetical about what would happen if Donald Trump refused to take the Presidential Oath of Office. \\xa0We dig into the Constitution, the 20th Amendment, and the 25th Amendment and go down some fun rabbit trails. For our main segment, we return to the McDonald\'s "Hot Coffee" lawsuit we discussed in OA 29, and tackle some common questions about negligence raised by listeners. Next, "Breakin\' Down the Law" returns with a segment that explains the difference between "legalizing" and "decriminalizing" ... stuff. \\xa0Yeah, "stuff." Finally, we end with\\xa0Thomas Takes the Bar Exam, where we find out how our intrepid co-host did in answering real-life bar exam prep question #4 about trespass. \\xa0Going forward, TTTBE will always be an answer on Tuesday followed by a new question on Friday. Remember that you can play along by following\\xa0our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and quoting the tweet that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s). Show Notes & Links

  1. If you missed OA29, you might want to go back and listen to find out all that\'s right and wrong about the McDonald\'s "Hot Coffee" lawsuit.
  2. Also, we gave you a little holiday present by releasing LAM #1: The Firm to all of our listeners. \\xa0If you haven\'t listened already, we think you\'ll enjoy it.
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