[DoughtyOne]

"When I raised the drink to my mouth, the lid flew off and the entire contents spewed out, whereby I was scalded by the hot chocolate from the center of my breasts down to my navel," Corbin, who is representing herself, wrote in a statement of claim.

No need to go farther than this. Nobody tips a container upside down to take a sip of a hot drink. They tilt the container just enough to take a sip. The idea that the whole contents came flowing out when the lid popped off is unbelievable.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Nobody tips a container upside down to take a sip of a hot drink. They tilt the container just enough to take a sip. The idea that the whole contents came flowing out when the lid popped off is unbelievable

I am not vouching for this woman and her story, but it could have happened as she said.

She could have squeezed the cup too tightly and it fractured down one side. [My kids have done this before.] This might explain the lid popping off.

She could have had an accident after spilling some on her hand which was holding the cup, a mistake which caused her to lose control of the cup itself. [My kids have done this as well.]

Even if proven true, the claim hardly seems worth so much money.

[Stevieboy]

"When I raised the drink to my mouth, the lid flew off and the entire contents spewed out, whereby I was scalded by the hot chocolate from the center of my breasts down to my navel," Corbin, who is representing herself, wrote in a statement of claim.

No need to go farther than this. Nobody tips a container upside down to take a sip of a hot drink. They tilt the container just enough to take a sip. The idea that the whole contents came flowing out when the lid popped off is unbelievable. >

No, no, no. Think about it: the clerk gives her the coffee with the lid on but before she can move it to her lips to take a sip, she has to open the little slit -- therefore, she was the last one to mess with the lid before drinking.

Throw the gold-digger to the wolves (even though I'm not much of a fan of McDonalds)

[KeepUSfree]

Sorry D.O., Disagree STRONGLY. Just the other day, I picked up my coke and when the lid is not on correctly, the cup deforms inward, the lid pops off, and the contents spill all over your lap - and I hadn't even come CLOSE to getting it in my mouth yet! When the lid is on correctly, it provides the support to maintain the "O" on the top of the cup - which keeps all of the above from occurring.

Try it sometime.