>We also had a lady successfully sue McDonalds because they had the nerve to serve her hot coffee which she sat between her legs (she was driving through the Drive-Thru window). She spilled the coffee and burned her legs. Amazingly McDonalds lost, had to pay her a ridiculous amount, and had to put a warning on their coffee cups. Now, many other places have similar warnings and reduced the temperature of the coffee. The taste of coffee is bad enough without it being served luke-warm.

Here in the netherlands (I'm a neighbour of mark) we find this kind of lawsuits completely ridiculous, The amounts of smartmoney are totally out of proportion. I saw something on TV of a Woman in the US which makes a living by sueing people and companies.