Activision Blizzard being sued by family of employee who committed suicide

eurogamer.net:

Activision Blizzard is being sued for wrongful death by the family of an employee that committed suicide after allegedly being sexually harassed.

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the family of 32-year-old Activision Blizzard finance manager Kerri Moynihan, who was found dead during a company retreat in 2017, are claiming sexual harassment was a «significant factor» in her suicide.

Moynihan's suicide was one of many disturbing instances referenced in last year's State of California lawsuit calling the Call of Duty publisher «a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women», and spoke of a «frat boy culture» at the company where «women were subjected to numerous sexual comments and advances, groping and unwanted physical touching, and other forms of harassment.»

In the California lawsuit, it was alleged that male co-workers had passed around a picture of Moynihan's vagina during the retreat prior to her suicide (although she was not directly named in the filing), and referenced a «male supervisor» who was claimed to have brought sex toys with him on the trip.

That supervisor is named as Greg Restituito in the new wrongful death filing, which was submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court, with Paul and Janet Moynihan claiming Restituito initially lied to California investigators looking into their daughters's death at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, concealing the fact he had a sexual relationship with Moynihan, while also attempting to hide evidence of the relationship following her death.

The lawsuit also alleges Activision Blizzard refused to hand Moynihan's company-issued laptop over to police during the inquiry, claimed her mobile phone had been «wiped», and refused to give