Lawyer In Activision Lawsuit Resigns, Citing Interference From Governor

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Editor’s Note: A lawsuit has been filed against Activision Blizzard by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which alleges the company has engaged in abuse, discrimination, and retaliation against its female employees. Activision Blizzard has denied the allegations. The full details of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit (content warning: rape, suicide, abuse, harassment) are being updated as new information becomes available.

The ongoing lawsuit against Activision Blizzard lost a prosecutor Wednesday, April 13, allegedly due to interference by California Governor Gavin Newsom. In July of 2021, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (CDFEH) capped off a multi-year investigation into Activision Blizzard with a lawsuit against the game developer and publisher on the grounds of alleged discrimination, abuse, and more.

Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Activision Blizzard in the wake of this, including a more recent wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of an employee who took her own life in 2017. Walkouts and boycotts were also staged by employees and consumers respectively in response to the many allegations. This had drastic effects on some of the company’s most notable intellectual properties, such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch. Following outcries from fans of the games, both were altered to remove references to employees that were accused of impropriety in the original lawsuit and subsequent evidence that has made its way to public eyes since.

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Now, one of the lawyers involved in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit has decided to step down because California Governor Gavin Newsom allegedly “began to interfere”