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. Support us: <a href='https://patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a> <a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast'>Donate on Paypal</a> <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420'>Buy stickers, magnets, T-shirts and more</a>Where else to find us: <a href='https://linktr.ee/youaregood'>Sarah&apos;s other show, You Are Good</a> <a href='https://linktr.ee/maintenancephase'>Mike&apos;s other show, Maintenance Phase</a> Links!<ul><li><a href='https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo3645510.html'>Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis</a> </li><li><a href='https://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1526&amp;context=umlr'>Java Jive: Genealogy of a Juridical Icon</a></li><li><a href='https://www.newsweek.com/civil-wars-132169'>Newsweek’s “Lawsuit Hell” story</a></li><li><a href='https://www.retroreport.org/video/taking-the-lid-off-the-mcdonalds-coffee-case/'>Retro Report’s “The Misunderstood McDonald&apos;s Hot Coffee Lawsuit</a></li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9DXSCpcz9E'>Adam Ruins Everything’s “The Truth About the McDonald&apos;s Coffee Lawsuit”</a></li><li><a href='https://swindledpodcast.com/podcasts/season-2/17-the-lawsuit/'>Swindled’s “The Lawsuit”</a></li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBKRjxeQnT4'>Susan Saladoff&apos;s &quot;Hot Coffee&quot; documentary</a></li><li><a href='https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&amp;context=lclr'>McTorts: The Social and Legal Impact of McDonald&apos;s Role in Tort Suits</a></li><li><a href='https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-14-fi-tortmyths14-story.html'>Legal Urban Legends Hold Sway</a></li><li><a href='https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/51096601.pdf'>Revisiting The United States Application Of Punitive Damages: Separating Myth From Reality</a></li><li><a href='https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&amp;context=lawjournalonline'>Six Myths of Capping Pain and Suffering Damages</a></li><li><a href='https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1876&amp;context=ggulrev'>The Monster In The Television: The Media&apos;s Contribution To The Consumer Litigation Boogeyman</a></li><li><a href='https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1066&amp;context=lectures_pre_arch_lectures_sibley'>The Beginning And The Possible End Of The Rise Of Modern American Tort Law</a></li><li><a href='https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1107&amp;context=yjhple'>Debunking Medical Malpractice Myths: Unraveling the False Premises Behind &quot;Tort Reform&quot;</a></li><li><a href='https://books.google.de/books?id=ihWHyjLsXygC&amp;dq'>Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout)

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