Re: Fw: [Seebergers] Stella Award Candidates

[David Hobby]

Julia Thompson wrote:
> 
> Russell Chapman wrote:
> 
> > 2. The cases mentioned were old - does the trend for these massive
> > payouts continue, or is there a more realistic approach occurring now?
> 
> I was under the impression that the case involving the woman who tripped
> over her own toddler in the furniture store was a little more recent.  I
> could be wrong, though.  It could just be that for some reason it came
> up and was fodder for discussion on the local talk radio show I
> sometimes listen to if I'm in the car at that time.  (The host thought
> it was totally, totally outrageous, and all the listeners that *I* heard
> call in about it agreed.)
> 
> Does anyone have a date on that one?  Or should I try to find one
> myself?
> 
>         Julia

        You missed my earlier post:

> > > Now we have the Stella Awards, given to the
> > > individuals who win the most frivolous lawsuits
> > > ever. The Stella Awards are named in honor of
> > > 81-year-old Stella Liebeck, the woman who won
> > > $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald's
> > > coffee on her crotch.

>        Lies, all lies...  It's an urban legend.  See:
>
>http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.htm
>                                ---David 
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