J. Clarke wrote:

Oh, now you've done it. Watch--legions of people are going to be jumping in
here telling you that McDonalds should not have been selling "scalding hot
coffee" because all the other restaurants in the area were selling lukewarm
mud. It amazes me how many people think that that suit was justified.

Funny, I never once heard anyone say they thought that suit was
justified, not one person, not in real life, nor on TV, radio, no where?

Very strange.

My first thoughts on any of these silly ass law suits for big money is
that everyone is on the take, the lawyers, the plaintiff, the defendant,
the judge, the insurance guys, all of them or most of them.

I recall reading a short article in the newspaper in the 70's where a
guy took his wife on an African Safari where she was stepped on by an
elephant. She sued her husband for $1 million (which was worth a bit in
the 70's) and she WON so his insurance company had to fork over the tax
free cash. The news article listed their names, the names of the
attorneys, and the names of the judge and I think the name of the
insurance agent that paid the claim. It seemed clear that everyone was
in cahoots far as I could tell, and I think the reason the reporter
listed all the names was to lead the reader to my conclusion, even
though it wasn't actually said.

Anyway, anytime I hear of a silly law suit with huge payouts, I think of
this case, and I always suspect insurance fraud, or corporate fraud
where EVERYONE involved is ripping off the insurance company or the
company itself for some tax free income.

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Jack
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