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Hot coffee and the tort-reform con

The story of Stella Liebeck came to stand for all that is moronic about our legal system and culture. Liebeck sued McDonald’s in 1994 after spilling a 49-cent cup of coffee in her lap as she was wheeling away from a drive-thru window in Albuquerque, N.M. She hit the liability jackpot, winning a $2.86 million jury award as compensation for this minor nuisance.

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