What's
really a shame is when people automatically assume that others don't know all the facts when a comment is made.
Despite what you may have thought, I would not have posted what I did if I wasn't reasonably informed of the situation. Reading the link you provided did nothing to change my understanding of the facts or provide me with any new insight to the case. So, to paraphrase Jules Winfield from
Pulp Fiction, "please allow me to retort....."
I still feel the suit was frivolous. I'm sorry if my opinion differs from yours. I respect your opinion. Please return the favor and respect mine.
Now, I'm sorry the woman was injured and I'm sure there was genuine pain and suffering. However, it is my belief that said pain and suffering was caused by her own actions.
To me, what this boils down to (pun definitely intended) is this:
- Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, etc. are hot beverages. Any reasonable person should be aware that if you spill a hot beverage on yourself it will burn you. Hot beverages have lids on them for that reason. It shouldn't matter if the coffee was 100 degrees or 1,000 degrees. This person's coffee had a perfectly functional lid on it.
- Placing a cup of hot liquid between your legs to try and remove the lid while sitting in a car is not very smart. You are in an awkward, tilted position when attempting this. A spill is almost guaranteed to happen. Why should the company that sold you the beverage be held responsible for the ill advised actions of a customer after their transaction had been completed? No representative from the company spilled the coffee on the woman. She did it to herself. That would be like me suing GM if I wrap my car around a tree because I can't handle or control the 420 HP the engine of my car puts out. It would be my fault if that happened and I would have no one to blame but myself.
Not looking to start a flame war or hijack the thread. I just don't like being labeled as "so many people". I find that phrase condescending and insulting.
OK, I'm off my soapbox now. We now return to your regularly scheduled programming.......