Complainant, identified as Jane Doe, given until Aug. 19 to file amended complaint
A California judge has dismissed three of eight claims by a former BlackBerry Ltd. female execute suing the company and CEO John Giamatteo for sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination.
BlackBerry had asked for the dismissals in a motion last month that stated the plaintiff, identified in court filings as Jane Doe, was let go amid a corporate restructuring and due to her “habitual mistreatment of her coworkers.” Its motion was a legal manoeuvre to try to narrow the scope of theJane Doe is a California-based woman of colour who worked for BlackBerry for more than a decade.
Jane Doe alleges she rejected an invitation from Mr. Giamatteo shortly after his arrival at the company in 2021 to travel together and work directly for him, and that they later attended a dinner during which he made her uncomfortable and tried to get close to her and woo her. After she reported the incident to Mr. Chen, she alleges, Mr. Giamatteo stopped inviting her to meetings and spread rumours she wasn’t a good collaborator.
The company noted the plaintiff’s claim does not allege Mr. Giamatteo made physical contact, nor used explicit language, propositioned her “or even asked her out on a date” and that the alleged behaviour would amount to “occasional, isolated, sporadic or trivial” conduct and not prompt action under the law.
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