[REAL 1]

Jason: Bingo. You are absolutely correct. There was even a remititur granted by the judge reducing the award. but the press still blew it out of proportion and the industry and big business interests totally twisted and distorted the case. Of course the insurance industry did nothing to clarify what really happened. Now people think of it as just a prime example of plaintiffs getting "lots of money for ridiculous claims" which in large part is not true.

The compensatory award in the McD case was fair in light of the severe injuries and burns. The punitive aware was a small percentage of one days coffee sales for McD's.

Everythings relative.