Woman Sues Burger King Over Hot Coffee Spill Drink Spilled In Her Lap Four Years Ago Posted: 4:05 p.m. EST December 13, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An Oklahoma woman isn't just crying over spilled coffee. She is suing Burger King for third-degree burns suffered when the cup lid gave way and dumped the hot liquid in her lap. Donna Aslanis claims Burger King is negligent for injuries to her legs, thighs, buttocks and genitalia after she spilled coffee purchased in 1998 from a restaurant drive-through window in the central Missouri town of Rolla. The civil lawsuit filed Dec. 5...