Interesting article, Fence. I'm not surprised to see that some of the cause celebre judgements are entirely fabricated. Even the ones which aren't fictional are frequently presented in such a reductionist, caricatured manner that they might as well be fairy tales.
The case of the woman who sued McDonald's over coffee burns leaps to mind. I don't know how many times I saw that story turned into some smartass quip about stupid people needing warnings to realize coffee is hot. The reality of that case was entirely different: see
this excellent article for an overview of the much-neglected facts.