The lawsuits against Activision Blizzard don’t seem to stop. The latest one to be filed is one for wrongful death by the family of a woman who died by suicide.
The information was first revealed in a report by Washington Post reporters Gus Garcia-Roberts and Shannon Liao.
According to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) complaint tells the story of the woman taking her life while on a business trip with a coworker. The direct cause for her tragic actions is said to be the circulation of private pictures of the woman at a holiday party.
Paul and Jane Moynihan, the parents of the deceased woman filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The lawsuit claims that Kerri, their daughter was working a job that was “hostile, intimidating, offensive, oppressive, and abusive.”
The Moynihans’ claim also alleges that Greg Restituito, Kerri’s boss, lied to the police about his intimate relationship with their daughter and that both he and Activision Blizzard actively hid evidence to hide their relationship.
When the police investigated Kerri’s death, Activision Blizzard refused to hand over Moynihan’s laptop and cell phone, saying they were already wiped clean and refused access to Restituito’s laptop.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Restituito stopped working for the company a month after Moynihan’s death.
The Anaheim Police department is also criticized for the poor handling of their investigation.
This is another domino brick that’s falling, after reports and lawsuits alleging a “frat boy culture”, and not reporting incidents of sexual harassment to the board of directors.
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