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Stuart Leinoff wrote:
If she was jostled by someone, then, perhaps that person bears some-------------------- cut
take-out customers that the coffee was cool by the
time they reached the office to drink it.
Who said she stored the cup between her legs?
That is a very unusual
thing for a woman to do, because they wear skirts at least part of
the time, which makes such things rather difficult, so the seldom get
into hat habit, that men have. And why would she have had to have
done that in order to burn herself in the groin. I have spilled
coffee on that part of my anatomy (fortunately, not with her results)
when my cup was up by my chest. It's not where the coffee starts
from, it's where it ends up. If the slip or jostle or hit that causes
the spill launches the coffee on the right trajectory, it will end up
in your lap.
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Even if McD was deemed to be at fault, to what degree are they
liable? I would
So please don't throw out the baby with the bath water. We may have
to tweak the system a bit to keep attorney's fees from getting
outrageous--I have heard rumors of attorney's fees of 50-60% of the
settlement, and I think that is wrong. But even if the contingency
fee system gives rise to some frivolous suits, and I'm sure it does,
it is too valuable to get rid of, because it is the only way people
of modest means or less have access to the courts. And they are the
ones who need it more than anyone else.
Hugh
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Hugh Haskell
<mailto://hhaskell@mindspring.com>
Let's face it. People use a Mac because they want to, Windows because they
have to..
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