05:16 PM EDT, 06/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BlackBerry Ltd. ( BB ) has asked a court to throw out some claims by a former female executive suing the company and CEO John Giamatteo for sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination, stating she was let go amid a corporate restructuring due to her "habitual mistreatment of her coworkers", the Globe and Mail is reporting Tuesday

The report noted the company made the comment in a motion filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for Northern California to dismiss three of her eight causes of action against BlackBerry and strike from a fourth all references to "harassment and discrimination." It said the motion is a legal manoeuvre to try to narrow the scope of the plaintiff's action. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company has yet to file a statement of defence, it added.

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