California appeals decision regarding Activision Blizzard settlement
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Activision Blizzard's legal troubles just took another potential turn. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is appealing a judge's decision that denies it from intervening in the $18 million settlement between the game developer and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a document filed Friday.
Activision Blizzard and the EEOC settled a lawsuit regarding the developer's allegedly toxic culture in September, establishing a consent decree that included Activision Blizzard creating an $18 million settlement fund to compensate employees. This case is separate from the DFEH's lawsuit against Activision Blizzard filed in July, which is ongoing.
In October, however, the DFEH filed a...