The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that a California judge has tossed out the lone claim against BlackBerry chief executive officer John Giamatteo in a harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit brought against the company and its top executive by ex-chief marketing officer Neelam Sandhu. The Globe's Sean Silcoff writes that in July, Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of the U.S. District Court dismissed three of Ms. Sandhu's eight claims. In so doing, the judge mostly sided with BlackBerry's motion to dismiss that asserted the allegations filed in April did not support a claim for a hostile work environment because Ms. Sandhu failed to demonstrate "pervasive" or "severe" harassment that altered her employment conditions. Justice Kim ruled then the complaint "contains a multitude of bald assertions of legal conclusions" and "vague allegations." However, the judge did not grant BlackBerry's request to strike from a fourth claim all references to "harassment and discrimination." Judge Kim also let Ms. Sandhu file an amended complaint. She had claimed that, despite being a high performer, her career was derailed after Mr. Giamatteo became president of the cybersecurity business in October, 2021.