The Stella Awards The "Stella" awards rank up there with the Darwin awards. In 1994, a New Mexico jury awarded $ 2.9 million U.S. in damages to 81-year-old Stella Lie beck who suffered third-degree burns to herlegs, groin and buttocks after spilling a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself. This case inspired an annual award - The "Stella" Award - for the most frivolous lawsuit in the U.S. The ones listed below are clear candidates. All these cases are vergingon the outright ridiculous and yet (in the good old USA) with the right attorney you could win anything! 1. January 2000: Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas...