In the end, MCDonalds was in the wrong in many ways.  But that doesn't change the fact that we need tort reform because juries do try to punish big business.  On the other hand, big business is not guilt free.  But a balanced, rational discussion is not what you want.  You want to blame conservatives for trying to fix something that is broken.   What really puzzles me is how quick liberals are to come to the rescue of trial lawyers who are ambulance chasers.