Would you like fries with that ambulance?

[plonq]

In the kind of thing that appeals to the schadenfreude in many dark, twisted little minds, a lady at a McDonalds drive through somehow ran over herself with her own SUV.

While I can see how it could happen, and I empathize for the severity of her injuries, I couldn't get this image from my mind:



If it had been hot coffee on her legs, rather than her own giant urban assault vehicle, then she there might have been some sweet lucre for her in it. As it is, if she tries to file suit over this, she won't have a leg to stand on.

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[plonq.livejournal.com]

I have never felt that her case totally lacked merit, only that that the jury was on crack and awarded her far more than she deserved. The extent of her injuries is less material to me than the fact that they were self-inflicted. The restaurant should have been held 50% responsible, with the temperature of the coffee being a contributing factor, and the award should have been for one half of her medical expenses.

Whether McDonalds should have been a "good citizen" and simply picked up her expenses is an exercise for another day.