Ex-BlackBerry Exec's 'Cat's Paw' Theory Doesn't Grab Judge
By Bonnie Eslinger ( January 26, 2026, 8:43 PM EST) -- A California federal magistrate judge expressed skepticism on Monday about a "cat's paw" theory pressed by a former BlackBerry executive who claims CEO John Giamatteo sexually harassed her before he landed the top job, calling the idea that Giamatteo could have manipulated a superior to orchestrate the plaintiff's firing "odd."...
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