Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting, I had not heard "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used to say. On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > Steven Beckham wrote: > >*For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old > >Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued the > >McDonald's in New Mexico, where she purchased coffee.** > > >You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees > >while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing > >that, right? > > Steven -- Stella was a neighbor of mine although I didn't know her > personally. She wasn't driving -- her grandson had pulled over for her to > add cream to the coffee. She initially asked only for $20,000 to cover her > medical expenses and time lost from work. McDonald's refused her initial > request as well as several other attempts to settle out of court, ergo, the > lawsuit that made her famous. The other side of her story can be seen > here: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/07/truth-about-stella-liebeck > > Of course I can't vouch for either version but it doesn't hurt to hear both > sides. FWIW, people who knew her didn't think of her as a litigious gold > digger. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >