"It's not someone who's seen the light. It's a cold and a broken Hallelujah." -- Leonard Cohen

People of a certain viewpoint often cite the story of the woman suing McDonald's over hot coffee in order to show how crazy our society is becoming. A friend grew tired of hearing this from people who apparently actually knew very few of the facts of the case. He suspected that there might be more to it and found this link, which provides more info, showing that the woman did not act that much differently than I (and perhaps you, though I can't speak for you) would have under similar circumstances:

http://mail.tbaytel.net/Redirect/www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm