patatjemet, no court at all today, and I don't think I've ever had a bad day in court. I don't mind your sentiments, they're about as accurate as the completely made up RV lawsuit you site. Never happened.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/cruise.asp

Bobber, not familiar with the one you site, but I'm guessing there are some facts left out there as well.

dcg - the injuries in the other cases were significant enought to require medical attention and put McDonalds on notice that there was a problem. You intimate that the punitive damage award was too high. Do you know how much it was? Do you know how much it would need to be to impact a multi-billion dollar corporation? All I'm saying is people need all the facts before they jump to conclusions and you rarely get that from the media.