For some reason Corpus Christi Caller-Times neglected to mention that she previously (and successfully) sued a fast-food joint for food poisoning. Isn't this fact the least little bit relevant to the current case? Certainly more relevant than the fact that she bought a Pontiac in 1999...
From later in the article: "More recently, she filed a claim against a Las Vegas El Pollo Loco restaurant, alleging her daughter became sick after eating there. The company said it paid her nothing."