McDonald's Coffee Case - What are the Facts?

Via Siegfried and Jensen law firm Web site

The now infamous case of a lawsuit against the McDonald's Corporation for serving dangerously hot coffee generated an extraordinary amount of public outcry. Every time I question potential jury members before a trial, I always hear the same thing. The potential jurors all say that the civil justice system is out of control and they refer to the McDonald's case. Then when I question them as to what they really know about the case, again, I always hear the same thing. All they know is that a jury awarded $2.7 million in damages to some little old lady who spilt coffee on herself while driving away from McDonald's drive through line. Unfortunately, just about none of this is what happened.
Here are the facts: