Don Armstrong wrote:
1: Of course, you do hear about rather rediculous [sic] judgements from time to time. That's because there are quite a few moronic lower court judges out there. Most of those settlements (the Mc-D's coffee one for instance) are often overturned or reduced in the appeals process.
Contrary to popular belief, the McDonald's coffee case was not frivolous. http://www.centerjd.org/free/mythbusters-free/MB_mcdonalds.htm