Originally Posted by NoSoup

Remember, often times people hear about a situation and automatically assume that it is frivolous lawsuit. For instance: The lady who spilled McDonald's coffee on her lap. At least in my opinion, it wasn't frivolous - the coffee was far hotter than it ever should have been, and caused extensive damage to her - if I remember correctly, multiple surgeries, skin grafts, permanent nerve damage, and of course scarring were just the tip of the iceberg.