Comments on: The Stella Awards

By: Brooklyn Curl

Brooklyn Curl — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:23:23 +0000

lol what has the world come to? =)

By: sadforsociety

sadforsociety — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:58:39 +0000

See, this is the kind of thing that makes me cry at night. Because yes, some of those are true, not all, and maybe not the names of the ppl, but the types of circumstances are true, and the ppl did win. As for stella liebeck, i’ve heard several articles and websites trying to defend her, but guys? Seriously? Its called responsibility, and not being a retard. Its ppl like her that make it so hard for me to find hot(i like my coffee HOT, not warm) coffee in the morning. Don’t get me wrong, i feel sorry for the lady, i mean, she’s old, and apparently not too bright. But this is just plain greed and ignorance. Its like me falling and skinning my knee and sueing the concrete company for not making the concrete soft and bouncy and “pillow-ish”. Oh well, i guess i’ll have to start making my own coffee, because restaraunts can’t risk making hot coffee…old ladies might spill it on themselves.

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:52:11 +0000

well. i can’t say i’m overly impressed with those people, they clearly don’t take respnsibility for their own actions and then they turn around and point the finger at other people when something goes wrong.

plus the juries must have been high or something like that too haha to come up with ridiculous verdicts like those!

i’m ashamed they have the cheek to come up with cases like that. the money they get out of it i would consider to be tainted haha

By: :P

:P — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:18:15 +0000

wow really stupid people….. but stupid people are funny

By: kathy

kathy — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:27:10 +0000

stela’s case is true, i just read it on American Association for Justice’s page.

Those looking to destroy the civil justice have continually mocked Stella Liebeck and the McDonald’s coffee case. Unfortunately, the actual facts of this case make it no laughing matter.

Ms. Liebeck’s injuries include third degree burns—the most severe—to her groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. She was hospitalized for eight days, during which time she underwent skin grafting and debridement treatments (the surgical removal of tissue).

Ms. Liebeck sought to settle her claim with McDonald’s for $20,000, but they refused. McDonald’s eventually produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1993, some involving third degree burns similar to Ms. Liebeck. This history documented McDonald’s knowledge about the extent and nature of this hazard. McDonald’s own quality assurance manager testified that a burn hazard exists with any food served above 140 degrees; their coffee was kept warm at 185 degrees.

A jury awarded Ms. Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages, but reduced it to $160,000 because they found her 20 percent at fault for the spill. The jury also awarded her $2.7 million in punitive damages, equal to two days of McDonald’s coffee sales. This was eventually reduced to $480,000, even though the judge called McDonald’s conduct reckless, callous, and willful.

By: Lace

Lace — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:15:03 +0000

Oh brother. Who cares if these are true? They’re FUNNY!

Whatever. It’s good for us to at least think that someone out there is stupider than we are…or in this case, several people.

By: aaa

aaa — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:29:05 +0000

This is false,
http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp

By: She'

She' — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:35:43 +0000

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

sarah-bear — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:56:16 +0000

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

Blah Blah — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:30:56 +0000

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.