{"id":21531,"date":"2022-12-12T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T03:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-sues-california-over-its-activision-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T03:00:32","slug":"activision-sues-california-over-its-activision-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-sues-california-over-its-activision-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision sues California over its Activision lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nActivision has launched a fresh legal front in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/judge-rejects-activision-blizzards-attempt-to-pause-california-sexual-harassment-lawsuit\">ongoing battle against the State of California<\/a>, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/state-of-california-sues-activision-blizzard-over-frat-boy-culture\">suing the Call of Duty publisher<\/a> over reports of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment since the summer of 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn response, Activision has now filed its own lawsuit against California&#8217;s recently-renamed Civil Rights Department (CRD) &#8211; the same agency currently trying to sue Activision &#8211; over claims the department has taken too long with its own case and not been transparent over its connections with the media and labour unions (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/08\/activision-lawsuit-california-civil-rights-department\">Axios<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nActivision is now asking a judge to force the CRD (previously the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, or DFEH) to produce various internal documents. These include details of the department&#8217;s discussions with the Communication Workers of America, the union which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/after-months-of-delay-blizzards-diablo-testers-finally-form-union\">repeatedly<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tony-hawks-developers-at-rebranded-blizzard-albany-announce-union-plans\">headlines<\/a> this year for helping organise games industry QA staff (including several teams at Activision).\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/activision-sues-california-over-its-activision-lawsuit\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activision has launched a fresh legal front in its ongoing battle against the State of California, which has been suing the Call of Duty publisher over reports of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment since the summer of 2021. 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