Date   : Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:08:46 +0100
From   : me@... (me@...)
Subject: eBay... sigh

On 29 Aug 2011, at 19:05, Rick Murray wrote:

> Remember the woman that sued McDo for burning herself on a hot cup of 
> coffee.

This is often cited as a canonical example of a "frivolous lawsuit", but
in fact, it is a bad example, as the details of the case are often ignored.

A worthwhile read:

http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants