I agree 100% with Airborne. I don't give a damn how hot the coffee is, ALMOST ALL coffee from anywhere is too hot to consume when first served. By definition, that means it's hot enough to burn you. If you are the one holding the cup and you are the one who spills it, you are the one responsible. End of story. Shit happens, but that doesn't mean that the nearest corporation with deep pockets should have to pay for your accident. I'd be willing to bet that 99% of personal injury lawsuits are people looking for a mealticket, especially when the defendant is a large corporation or public entity. I had a simillar jury duty experience to the one above; a woman tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and was suing the county of Los Angeles. Give me a fucking break. You're in an uncontrolled environment any time you're outdoors. There's no possible way the county can know when a crack in the sidewalk will appear anywhere. Watch where you're fucking going, how about that? If someone falls on their ass, unless they were deliberately tripped by someone else, it's no one's fault but their own. Same thing with spilling shit on yourself. I spill ketchup on my shirt, I don't sue Heinz for the dry cleaning bill. My mistake, I take responsibility. Ketchup or Coffee, it's still my fault.