I would be careful what you say here and in other public forums. Assume that anything you write could later become evidence in a trial. If there is any contradiction between what you say here and your testimony, that could be used to discredit you. Note: I am not a lawyer, and perhaps I am being paranoid.
RE: McDonalds coffee case: first of all she didn't get milllions, she got less than $600,000 (actual amount is confidential), the coffee was served at a temperature too hot to even drink, a temperature much hotter than competitors, had caused hundreds of prior injuries, and McDonalds did nothing to correct it. Furthermore, the plaintiff offered to settle for a mere $20,000 (more or less her medical bills and lost wages) and McDonalds flatly refused.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck...;s_Restaurants
Paul