You never know what a jury is going to do - Remember the MacDonald’s coffee case where the woman spilled hot MacDonald’s coffee on herself on herself and the jury awarded the woman millions. If they decide the guy with the mailbox is better off than they are, they’re stick it to him just for that reason and that reason alone.
I also remember the rest of the story.
McDonald's had a company policy to set the coffee temperature SCALDING hot, so people in the store wouldn't be able to drink it quickly enough to get a refill.
The jury found that deliberately providing a dangerously hot product went beyond mere negligence.