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I don't think this is accurate. You can sue the company, you cannot sue the developers. This applies to other companies as well. You can sue McDonalds if you get burned by their coffee, but you cant sue any of the employees that are responsible for selecting to keep the coffee at that temperature.

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> you cant sue the worker that made the shake and gave it to you.

I mean let's be real, in the US you definitely could. Pretty much anyone can sue anyone for anything.

But between suing McDonalds, and suing the close-to-minimum-wage-employee working at McDonalds, which group do you think you would be most likely to collect from in the event you won? Not to mention the public perception of suing an individual McDonalds employee.

> I mean let's be real, in the US you definitely could. Pretty much anyone can sue anyone for anything.

No, for this particular example, it would almost certainly not be possible. In the US, employees are shielded from personal liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior.

You can sue them, you just won't win if it goes to trial. But most lawsuits don't end in a courtroom. It's sometimes cheaper to pay off a lawsuit you'd win in court than to go through the process.

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