RT> TJ> Yeah, i just dont see how it was their fault at all. I mean, if
RT> TJ> the drive  thru person had thrown the cup of boiling coffee or
RT> TJ> spilled  it all over that woman.. then yes. But instead.. she had 
RT> TJ> driven like a mile away, and spilled it on herself. I think  she
RT> TJ> probably wanted a whole lot more. 200,000 is enough  money to cover
RT> TJ> about 200 trips to the hospital. Seeing as  how 1 nights stay, plus
RT> TJ> the ambulance ride goes about 960  bucks.  
RT> You obviously don't know how badly she was burned.
All I hear is how badly she got burned by your side to justify the descision. 
I feel sorry for the lady, but it al comes down to one issue:  Who's at 
fault, her or McDs.
I broke my arm when I was seven playing follow the leader.  I was swinging on 
the tree and misjudged the swing.  Should I have sued the apartment complex 
for putting the tree there or the people playing with me who carried me home 
because I was in a lot of pain?  That's assuming by your statement that 
people are not capable of taking responsibility for their own actions.  If 
the answer is anything other than I should've taken responsibility and my 
family should've payed, then we have created a monster out of the civil legal 
system indeed.
Peace.
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