[rescue] Re: [geeks] new list: RANTS

[Steve Sandau]

But $2.9 million dollars worth of "too hot?" ;)

Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 11:49:57PM -0600, Mike Hebel wrote:
> > Or the thief that broke into someone's house and broke his leg.  He
> > sued the people for negligence and won several thousands of dollars.
> > Then there's the lady who spilled McDonald's coffee on herself and
> > sued McDonald's because nothing said that the coffee was hot on the
> > cup.
> 
> Err, I don't know all the details of the McDonalds case, but my understanding
> is that in that case the coffee was truly too hot, and she had to get skin
> grafts.  Further, she may not have had any choice in sueing McDonalds, since
> insurance companies don't want to pay out for you if they can make you sue
> someone else to cover the claim.
> 
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