Although the general point about lawsuits stands, it's worth being aware that the McDonald's suit isn't actually a fantastic example of frivolous lawsuits. By

Although the general point about lawsuits stands, it's worth being aware that the McDonald's suit isn't actually a fantastic example of frivolous lawsuits. By the time the famous lawsuit came through there had been several hundred claims of coffee-induced injuries resulting in half a million dollars in payouts. The Liebeck case kicked off after McDonald's offered $800 on $10k of medical bills after paying out sizeable amounts of money to other people who were injured. There's still room to dispute the value of the suit, but it's not as simple as it's made out to be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restauran...