[dogscoff]

Like that woman that ordered hot coffee from McDonald's and was then dumb enough to place it in her lap, and lo and behold, some coffee spilt (I forget exactly why) and she was burned? She sued McDonald's for being burned by their coffee.

I also remember one tale of a woman who sued mcdonalds when she slipped up in a pool of cola on the floor. The thing is, the pool had been put there moments earlier by her own son, who had been running riot and throwing stuff all over the place. Even though she should have been disciplining her own vile offspring, the court decided that McD was responsible for not keeping their floors clean and safe.

Also stories of burglars suing their victims when injured by a broken ladder they've stolen from the shed to gain entry to house and stuff like that... but we're fringing the territory of urban mythology now=-)