A routine visit to a coffee shop ended up causing a painful injury to our client. (A confidentiality agreement prevents the name of the establishment from being revealed.)  Our client purchased a hot tea, and placed it on a table. As she attempted to sit down, her foot hit the base of the table. Unbeknownst to her, the base was broken, rendering the entire table wobbly. As a result, scalding hot water from her cup was catapulted into her lap. While the burns looked gruesome for the first few months, they had almost completely healed by the time of the settlement.  Although this restaurant is known for fighting each case tooth and nail, the case was settled within 14 months of the accident. (This settlement took place during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020 when the court system was in a near complete shut down.)