The New York Times is running a series of video “Retro Reports” where they cover stories from the past, including this one from 1992 in which a 79 year old woman spilled hot coffee on herself and was awarded a large award from a jury.

The first nine minutes of the twelve minute segment discuss how the media misinterpreted and made a joke of the story, even though the women was seriously injured in the incident, receiving burns on 16% of her body, 6% of which were third degree burns. Some were so severe she needed skin grafts to repair […]