Stella Awards
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The Stella Awards are awards given to people who file outrageous and frivolous lawsuits, named after Stella Liebeck who, in 1992, ordered a cup of McDonald's coffee at a drive thru, took off the lid and put it in between her knees while sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson's car.[1] The 180 to 190 °F (82 to 88 °C) coffee spilled from the cup, causing third degree burns.[1] The lawsuits are documented by Colorado writer Randy Cassingham.[2] Cassingham documents the awards on a website[3] and in a 2005 book, both known as The True Stella Awards.[4] There are also a number of false Stella Awards circulating on the Internet.[5]
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- ^ a b Farrell Jr., Paul (24 June 2011). "'Hot Coffee' burns tort reform agenda". Charleston Gazette. http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201106240068. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Time to heap glory on whoever's trying hardest to cash in on stupidity". The Gazette (Montreal). 1 April 2007. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=0410f62b-64e4-4e74-9c7a-77c4fe8b7aac. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "The price of litigation costs us all". The Telegraph (Alton). 14 April 2007. http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/cost-595-awards-pizza.html. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Conrad, Matt (2 January 2007). "Somebody Should Do Something About That". The Herald Independent. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=18FCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yKsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1368,6735&dq=the-true-stella-awards+book&hl=en. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Bennett, Samantha (10 September 2003). "Trust me, you can't believe everything you read". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZAgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i3ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6400,5807032&dq=stella-awards&hl=en. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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