Comments on: The Stella Awards http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html Browse literally thousands of totally free funny jokes, riddles, cartoons, pictures, videos and more. Most popular humor blog on the internet. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:05:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: She' http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-11586 She' Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:35:43 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-11586 uhm Aaron this IS a joke site, i think you really need to chill!! and you sure do sound like you want to sue F&J, loosen up!! uhm Aaron this IS a joke site, i think you really need to chill!!
and you sure do sound like you want to sue F&J, loosen up!!

]]> By: sarah-bear http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-8392 sarah-bear Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:56:16 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-8392 I cant belive how many idiots there are in this world . what kind of screwed up people would accualy give them money.and none of these people are from canada, canadians are not that stupid to do something like that I cant belive how many idiots there are in this world . what kind of screwed up people would accualy give them money.and none of these people are from canada, canadians are not that stupid to do something like that

]]> By: Blah Blah http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-8238 Blah Blah Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:30:56 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-8238 I never comment on these things, but I am sorry, holding a styrofoam cup between your knees, trying to pry the rather tight fitting McDonalds lid off, is a recipe for disaster, whether youre sitting in a car, or on a bench, it doesn't matter. you KNOW the contents of the cup is hot, if it wasn't hot, then everyone would be complaining to McDonalds that their hot beverages aren't hot. I know it's very sad that an old lady got hurt THAT badly, but it WAS her own fault. there was nothing that McDonalds could do more to prevent that. they did everything that was expected from them. They owed her nothing. I never comment on these things, but I am sorry, holding a styrofoam cup between your knees, trying to pry the rather tight fitting McDonalds lid off, is a recipe for disaster, whether youre sitting in a car, or on a bench, it doesn’t matter. you KNOW the contents of the cup is hot, if it wasn’t hot, then everyone would be complaining to McDonalds that their hot beverages aren’t hot. I know it’s very sad that an old lady got hurt THAT badly, but it WAS her own fault. there was nothing that McDonalds could do more to prevent that. they did everything that was expected from them. They owed her nothing.

]]> By: Brittany Carlisle http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7895 Brittany Carlisle Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:02:22 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7895 According to Snopes.com, all of the above are bogus. According to Snopes.com, all of the above are bogus.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7524 Aaron Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7524 The court case involving Stella Liebeck is true and is widely known because of it being the little old lady who got millions because of what seemed like a small incident. She spilled hot coffee on herself after the drive-through at a McDonald's in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson's car. The spill caused severe burns over 6 percent of her body. She spent a week in the hospital, underwent several skin drafts, and ended up with permanent scarring on 15 percent of her body. According to the Washington State Trial Lawyer's Association, Liebeck sued McDonalds only after the company refused to pay her medical expenses. The WSTLA says her bills added up to $11,000, but McDonalds offered to pay only $800. A mediator recommended a $250,000 settlement, which McDonald's turned down. One of the issues in the trial was that Liebeck's lawyers said there had been several hundred similar cases that McDonald's had ignored and that the company had refused to reduce the temperature of the coffee machines. A jury gave Stella Liebeck $160,000 but also fined McDonald's a punitive damage of $2.7 million. A judge later reduced that amount to $480,000 then McDonald's settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. The court case involving Stella Liebeck is true and is widely known because of it being the little old lady who got millions because of what seemed like a small incident.

She spilled hot coffee on herself after the drive-through at a McDonald’s in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
She was sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car.
The spill caused severe burns over 6 percent of her body.
She spent a week in the hospital, underwent several skin drafts, and ended up with permanent scarring on 15 percent of her body.
According to the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association, Liebeck sued McDonalds only after the company refused to pay her medical expenses.
The WSTLA says her bills added up to $11,000, but McDonalds offered to pay only $800.
A mediator recommended a $250,000 settlement, which McDonald’s turned down.
One of the issues in the trial was that Liebeck’s lawyers said there had been several hundred similar cases that McDonald’s had ignored and that the company had refused to reduce the temperature of the coffee machines.
A jury gave Stella Liebeck $160,000 but also fined McDonald’s a punitive damage of $2.7 million.
A judge later reduced that amount to $480,000 then McDonald’s settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7523 Aaron Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:12:13 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7523 Also to be well noted. Urban myths like the "Stella Awards" aren't just cute or harmless jabs at trial lawyers and our legal system. They clearly are part of a massive disinformation campaign designed to undermine Americans' confidence in our legal system and to benefit powerful corporate interests at the expense of average people harmed by corporate wrongdoing and indifference. Also to be well noted. Urban myths like the “Stella Awards” aren’t just cute or harmless jabs at trial lawyers and our legal system. They clearly are part of a massive disinformation campaign designed to undermine Americans’ confidence in our legal system and to benefit powerful corporate interests at the expense of average people harmed by corporate wrongdoing and indifference.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7522 Aaron Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-7522 The American Association of Justice has looked into all of these. None of them are true. In fact even Stella Liebeck's case was blown way out to the point where if you actually read the facts, McDonald's really is at fault there. For those of you that actually care to read the facts, here is a link with the case details. http://www.atla.org/pressroom/FACTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffeecase.aspx The American Association of Justice has looked into all of these. None of them are true. In fact even Stella Liebeck’s case was blown way out to the point where if you actually read the facts, McDonald’s really is at fault there. For those of you that actually care to read the facts, here is a link with the case details. http://www.atla.org/pressroom/FACTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffeecase.aspx

]]> By: someone somewhere http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6707 someone somewhere Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:49:25 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6707 well we ARE a sue-happy country... well we ARE a sue-happy country…

]]> By: BABE~GURL http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6554 BABE~GURL Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:35:04 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6554 one thing i noticed was that all those stupid people were Americans one thing i noticed was that all those stupid people were Americans

]]> By: glenda maureen http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6180 glenda maureen Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.funnyandjokes.com/the-stella-awards.html#comment-6180 dear god... i don't know who is the more stupid.... the ultra morons who did sued or the brain-dead juries who found in favour of the plaintiffs. dear god…
i don’t know who is the more stupid…. the ultra morons who did sued or the brain-dead juries who found in favour of the plaintiffs.

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