Mike tells Sarah how a tragic story became a national punchline and a decades-long moral panic. Digressions include a sympathetic psychic, a paternalistic principal and a manure mishap. Mike appears to be unaware of the difference between a cousin and a nephew.

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Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis
Java Jive: Genealogy of a Juridical Icon
Newsweek’s “Lawsuit Hell” story
Retro Report’s “The Misunderstood McDonald's Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Adam Ruins Everything’s “The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit”
Swindled’s “The Lawsuit”
Susan Saladoff's "Hot Coffee" documentary
McTorts: The Social and Legal Impact of McDonald's Role in Tort Suits
Legal Urban Legends Hold Sway
Revisiting The United States Application Of Punitive Damages: Separating Myth From Reality
Six Myths of Capping Pain and Suffering Damages
The Monster In The Television: The Media's Contribution To The Consumer Litigation Boogeyman
The Beginning And The Possible End Of The Rise Of Modern American Tort Law
Debunking Medical Malpractice Myths: Unraveling the False Premises Behind "Tort Reform"
Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue

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