I can understand some might not want their names plastered everywhere. One of my problems with the gag order is, it took away their "personal choice" or "freedom of choice" to decide whether they wanted to share it with anyone or not.
For instance, lets say they did not agree to the gag order, and the press wanted information from them, well they had the choice to tell the press or to turn them away.
Also, without the gag order, they could have shared certain key elements about the law suits which might have aided other victims with their law suits as well. But with the gag order, that hope is gone!
If their case were so strong that they could have won in court, going to court would have helped a lot of other victims with their cases, rather then settling out of court. Normally, the way these cases were handled, it would make the Watchtower Society stronger in future court battles of this nature.
Please keep in mind, this is only my opinion and I express with the hopes of not offending anyone.