<quote author="Vivec"> It's time once again to review the winners of the Annual "Stella Awards." The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States. Here are this year's winners: </quote>
Besides the fact all the listed awardees are bogus, if one is to look into the Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald's lawsuit. She had a valid case IMHO. 1) The coffee was not just hot (140-150 degrees Fahrenheit) it was insanely hot (180 - 190 degrees Fahrenheit). That is just short of boiling, and completely undrinkable, one would burn one's mouth if one tried. 2) She did not spill the coffee, the Styrofoam cup collapsed from the heat when she tried to add cream and sugar. 3) She didn't just burn herself, she received 2nd and 3rd degree burns of her abdomen, thighs and genitals requiring surgery. 4) McDonalds and already settled dozens of similar cases out of court, so they where well aware of the problem, but chose not to change any policies concerning this matter. 5) The ammount Stella was originally awarded was only 2 days of coffee sales for McDonalds. That adds up to a fairly legitamate case to me. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA --------- | 1 | | --------- Binary Soduko | | | --------- "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200258 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
