> > The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella
> > Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued
> > McDonald's (in NM). That case inspired the Stella awards for the most
> > frivolous, ridiculous, successful lawsuits in the United States.
Despite the fact that Stella's case was neither frivolous nor ridiculous, and in fact wasn't nearly as successful as has been reported.
Anyway, the whole email is bogus:
http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp