FREEDOM LINE BLOG: So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That…
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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Home Jester's Courtroom Woman Brews Up Another McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit
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Tuesday, March 23 2010

It's déjà vu.  A McDonald's drive-thru customer is suing the fast-food restaurant claiming she suffered burns on her thigh from hot coffee.
 
Aurora Hill of Portland, Oregon, filed suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court claiming the coffee she was handed at the drive-thru window was too hot and the cup's lid was too loose.  According to the lawsuit, "as it was being handed to her by an employee of the defendant, the plaintiff took the cup of coffee and the plastic top fell off and spilled very hot coffee on plaintiff's upper right leg...[the coffee was] extremely hot in the extreme." 
 
Hill claims to have suffered "nervous shock," endured pain and has scarring. She seeks $7,182 for her pain and suffering, plus another $318 for lost wages and medical expenses.

In 1994, a jury awarded $2.86 million to an Albuquerque, New Mexico woman who spilled hot coffee on herself.  Upon appeal, the parties settled for an undisclosed amount.

A McDonald's spokeswoman, based in Illinois, could not immediately say how hot restaurants are supposed to keep their coffee.

—Source:  The Oregonian

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