Originally Posted by _Richard_

on what grounds do you feel the money should be donated to charity?

we all heard this story on the radio and television and news:

'Everybody “knows” the story: A lady bought coffee at a McDonald’s drive-through, spilled it on herself, and suffered minor burns. She sued McDonald’s, and with the help of a clever attorney, managed to convince a jury that it was all McDonalds’ fault for not providing adequate warning that hot coffee is indeed hot, and can scald you. The lady walked away with a multi-million dollar award.'

but in reality, the 'benefit' she got was 3rd degree burns to 16% of her body, requiring hospitalization for 8 days and sworn statements before God that the doctor had never, ever seen scalding so bad

apparently 700 other people had the same problem, with others also suffering from 3rd degree burns

http://www.slip-and-sue.com/the-famo...uit-revisited/