Reply #11: I see your point [View All]

[Mel]

but the thing with the McDonalds coffee it was third degree burns eight weeks in the hospital with skin grafts. McDonalds had been warned/sued numerous times 700 I believe. The lady started out only wanting her bills payed for.
Check this story out I know it's insane that the guy is suing for what he is but the thing is a few dumb asses should not be allowed to convince us to buy into the conservatives bs 'tort reform' the courts will not allow this case to trial if it's frivolous.



http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=53
Lowering the Bar
The conservative movement's well-funded attacks on trial lawyers

We've all heard the story of the woman who spilled hot coffee from a fast food joint in her lap, then sued the restaurant, and was subsequently awarded a huge sum of money for a seemingly stupid act. This is only one of many supposed examples of "out-of-control" lawsuits and outrageous damage awards that are causing our legal system to collapse, our businesses to fold, and our insurance rates to skyrocket. Right?
Maybe not. It turns out that these popular stories about lawsuits and their effects are almost always misleading, distorted, or outright lies. Our legal system is not collapsing, lawsuits are not causing businesses to fold, and damage awards are not why insurance rates are rising. </snip>

http://www.corpreform.com/corpreform/2003/10/the_myth_of_the.html
<snip>What tort reformers don’t tell you is that the legal system already has three safety mechanisms in place to prevent, dismiss, and correct frivolous lawsuits. The first mechanism, the contingent-fee agreement prevents frivolous lawsuits from being filed in the first place.</snip>