[lbo-talk] It pays to be stupid in America

Mark Bennett mab at straussandasher.com
Fri Feb 10 07:30:48 PST 2006


Wojtek Sokolowski


> Stella Awards It's time once again to review the winners of the Annual


> "Stella Awards." 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.
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These things have been floating around the internet for years. They're all bullshit.

http://www.atla.org/homepage/debunk.aspx

Anyone interested in the facts of the McDonalds' coffee case can read them here:

http://www.atla.org/pressroom/FACTS/frivolous/McdonaldsCoffeecase.aspx



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