The mother of a 14-year-old girl has filed a $1.56 million lawsuit against a central Oregon McDonald’s restaurant, claiming that her daughter badly burned her lap after being served a cup of water that was far too hot.

The lawsuit doesn’t list the temperature of the water or explain if the teen, Christina Thomas, spilled the water on herself or someone spilled it onto her at the Madras McDonald’s in July 2017. The suit, filed last week in Multnomah County Circuit Court, says the water was served at a “dangerous temperature.”

The girl ended up with “partial thickness burns” to her abdomen, groin and inner thighs, the suit states.

It lists both the McDonald’s corporation and the individual franchise, Taylor Enterprises, as defendants. Neither returned messages seeking comment. McDonald’s also didn’t answer a question about the serving temperature required for its hot beverages.

Such lawsuits aren't uncommon roughly a quarter-century after a 79-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico, woman spilled scalding-hot coffee on herself and filed suit against McDonald's. Stella Liebeck suffered burns that nearly killed her and required major surgery.

Liebeck acknowledged she spilled the coffee on herself but argued that the coffee's temperature -- between an estimated 180 to 190 degrees -- was dangerously hot and endangered the public. A jury awarded her $2.86 million. The amount was later reported to have been reduced to about $500,000.

In 2010, a drive-through customer at the Portland McDonald's at Northwest 19th Avenue and Burnside Street filed a $7,500 suit against the restaurant, claiming the coffee she spilled on her lap was too hot and the cup's lid was too loose. Aurora Hill's case was dismissed later that year. Court records indicate an "arbitration award" was made but they don't state how much.

In 2015, another woman filed a $132,000 suit against Starbucks in Wood Village, claiming she was burned by hot coffee she had ordered. That suit was dismissed before trial in 2017, and it's unclear if it settled. No settlement amounts were disclosed.

Other suits have been filed across the nation against an assortment of businesses, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Southwest Airlines and Denny’s.

Last week’s lawsuit was filed by Shirelle Thomas, the mother of the teen who was burned at the Madras McDonald’s. Bend attorney Emmanuel Miller is representing the family, who lives in Warm Springs.

In addition to $10,000 in past medical bills and “related expenses,” the suit seeks $50,000 in future expenses and $1.5 million for pain and suffering.

Miller didn't respond to messages Monday seeking more information about the lawsuit.

Read the lawsuit here.

-- Aimee Green