Should You be Able to Sue McDonalds if You Spill Coffee on Yourself?

If you talk about lawsuits today, some people will tell you that a lot of them are frivolous. There are a few famous cases that you might have heard about in which people sued a business for something that can usually only be described as resulting from their own stupidity.

For example, in Stella Liebeck became the poster child of frivolous lawsuits when she sued McDonalds after spilling hot coffee on herself while in a car after stopping at a McDonalds drivethrough.

What you may have heard:

Stella ordered her cent coffee knowing that it was incredibly hot. She chose to attempt to drive while holding her coffee in the front seat. Stella clumsily spilled the coffee in her lap while driving and slightly burned herself. Angry at her own stupidity, she turned against a big corporation for revenge. Stella received millions from McDonalds for her own stupidity.

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