[Ironclad]

This article didn't convince me.

[Yo-Yo]

No doubt written by the litigants.

[SpyGuy]

That's right, whether it is barristers in London or bengoshi in Tokyo, our foreign counterparts do not think of the American justice system in terms of its landmarks. Instead, they wonder how a country as seemingly sophisticated in legal matters as the U.S. could permit a woman who spilled hot coffee on herself to shirk personal responsibility and sue McDonald's for millions.

I've got news for you: it's not just people outside America that think our legal system is all screwed up.

[rj45mis]

Simply put...I am not responsible for the consequences of my actions. It's anybody's fault but mine.

[kingu]

'do not eat' says the packet in the stereo box. Which means that there was some lawsuit at some point, likely many, where people tried to ingest the silicate powder.

What, do people think 'Hey, I got a stereo! And lookie here, they included food with it as well!'

Coffee is hot; so is tea. Because someone is an idiot, I can't buy coffee on the way to work to enjoy at work. Because someone decided to try to open their coffee cup on top of their lap, I'm supposed to feel sorry for them.

Tort reform - it's not just a good idea, it's the only idea.

[Abundy]

It was written by plaintiff's attorneys to try to justify the legitimacy of the lawsuit.

Note that they go to great pains to show how lower the temp just 15 degrees would have prevented all those injuries and pain and suffering.[after going to great pains to show what her injuries were]

They do not address the fact that no one forced this moron to open the coffee above her genital area, and had she taken the time to open her coffee inside or while standing or with it on the dashboard, she would not have been injured.

The lawsuit is one of many travesties forced on us by plaintiffs attorneys...a major reason why I refuse to belong to the ABA. [The other is that these legal morons don't recognize the second amendment is an individual right] That way I can answer truthfully on polygraph examinations that I do not belong to any subversive organizations intent on doing harm to the United States.