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On Monday, January 16, 2017 2:08:36 PM EST Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> Yes, devs could be sued if they personally did something wrong. That |
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> is true today, it has always been true, and it will always be true. |
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> At best we could pay for insurance to pay for the legal bills and |
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> judgments should such a lawsuit happen. We don't do that today. |
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Short of criminal activity, the Foundation can indemnify Developers, and take |
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any liability from Developers. |
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Most companies make it very hard if not next to impossible to sue an employee |
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directly for something they did on behalf of their employer. In most cases it |
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is the employer/company that will be the target of any suit. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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