Original sentence: The case entered popular understanding as an example of frivolous litigation; ABC News calls the case "the poster child of excessive lawsuits.The trial judge reduced the total award to $640,000, and the parties settled for a confidential amount before an appeal was decided
Edited sentence: Despite the serious nature of the injuries in question and evidence of McDonald's knowledge of the hazard of serving coffee at 185 degrees, the case entered popular understanding as an example of frivolous litigation; ABC News calls the case "the poster child of excessive lawsuits