‘Suicide’ Case Filed Against Activision Blizzard

It was announced that it will be purchased by Microsoft for an astronomical $68.7 billion fee. Activision Blizzardwas shaken by terrible allegations last year. In these news, which we also shared with you, the giant company was brought to court; It was stated that the reason for this was sexual harassment and gender discrimination against female employees. Following this claim, Blizzard chairman J. Allen Brack resigned from his position. It was also among the news that 18 million dollars would be paid to the opposite party.

As can be expected, these sickening accusations also damaged the reputation of the United States-based company significantly. It was even announced that the company was fired from The Game Awards in the past months. Now, another lawsuit has been filed against the company.

Company sued for suicide of female employee

According to the news, the family of a woman working in the company who committed suicide is suing Activision Blizzard. He has the title of ‘finance manager’ in the company and his name is Kerri Moynihan It was reported that the woman, who was stated to be a woman, died by suicide in 2017. In the complaint filed with the Los Angeles Supreme Court, Moynihan had something to do with her boss; however, it is recorded that the man denied this in the statement given to the police. Contribution of harassment incidents to suicide could also be emphasized.

In addition, the family’s complaint states that the police gave Moynihan the company’s phone and computer wants to examine; but Activision Blizzard denied it and he deleted also took place. A spokesperson from Activision Blizzard also stated in a statement on the subject that the complaint will be investigated and noted that Moynihan is a valuable member of the company and that they regret his death.

As such news continues to come, it seems that Activison Blizzard will get more and more headaches about these terrible allegations. A claim that has emerged in the past months is the CEO. by Bobby Kotick He had shown that he had been aware of the abuses for a long time. In fact, most of the employees wanted Kotick to be fired; but it was reported that this did not happen. In addition, giant game companies Playstation and Xbox harshly condemned Activision Blizzard after these statements.