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Activision Blizzard asks court to dismiss DFEH sexual harassment lawsuit

Activision Blizzard asked a state court to dismiss the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against it by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

The filing in the Los Angeles Superior Court said that the DFEH failed to properly investigate claims prior to the filing of the lawsuit. The filing also said the DFEH failed to negotiate a resolution and failed to mediate with the company before it filed the lawsuit last year. And Activision Blizzard said that in the process, the DFEH unfairly damaged the reputation of the company and undermined the public trust.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.