Activision Blizzard sued over claims sexual harassment contributed to employee’s death

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The parents of an Activision Blizzard employee who died by suicide during a company retreat in 2017 are suing the company for wrongful death, according to a report by The Washington Post. Paul and Janet Moynihan, the parents of Kerri Moynihan, a 32-year-old finance manager at Activision Blizzard, allege sexual harassment was a “significant factor” contributing to her death. Investigators ruled Moynihan’s death a suicide after she was found dead in a hotel room at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa in April 2017.

The suit claims Activision Blizzard “permitted a work environment in which sexual harassment was pervasive”

As noted by The Post, Moynihan was anonymously referenced in the lawsuit filed by California’s Department of Fair...

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