美國10個案子不到1個使用陪審團，遇上陪審團你該怎麼對付？

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• 人天生愛聽故事，若想在法庭上贏得勝利，關鍵不在證據或道理，而是能否說出打動人心的劇本。即便沒有錢，也能透過「Contingency」模式找到律師打民事官司。像1994年，79歲的李貝克老太太因被麥當勞熱咖啡燙傷提告，律師看準背後是大企業責任問題，巧妙地把案件包裝成消費者安全事件，成功說服陪審團判賠高額金額，雖然最終和解金額保密，但也促使麥當勞改變咖啡溫度規範，掀起「熱咖啡官司潮」。這一切證明，沒錢也能翻身，只要有一個會說故事的律師與對的案件，就可能改變命運。

   

  Humans are naturally drawn to stories. In court, the key to winning isn't just evidence or logic—it's whether you can tell a compelling narrative that moves people. Even without money, you can still file a civil lawsuit through a "contingency" arrangement, where lawyers only get paid if they win. Take the famous 1994 case of 79-year-old Stella Liebeck, who sued McDonald’s after being burned by their hot coffee. Her lawyer recognized a deeper issue of corporate responsibility and reframed the incident as a consumer safety concern. The story convinced the jury to award a substantial sum. Though the final settlement remains confidential, the case pressured McDonald’s to change their coffee temperature policy and sparked a wave of “hot coffee” lawsuits. This all proves that with the right case and a lawyer who knows how to tell a powerful story, even those without money can change their fate.