--- title: Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon... description: Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony for an undisclosed amount. Barrett was dismissed by Bungie in 2024... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/bungie-and-sony-settle-lawsuit-with-former-marathon-director-for-undisclosed-amount-v1tpx7e81 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon director for undisclosed amount | daily.dev og:description: Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony for an undisclosed amount. Barrett was dismissed by Bungie in 2024... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/bungie-and-sony-settle-lawsuit-with-former-marathon-director-for-undisclosed-amount-v1tpx7e81 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/V1tPX7e81.png og:image:alt: Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon director for undisclosed amount og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon director for undisclosed amount **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony for an undisclosed amount. Barrett was dismissed by Bungie in 2024 following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct toward female employees. He subsequently sued both companies, claiming they falsely damaged his reputation to avoid paying a $45 million bonus. The lawsuit was dismissed in December 2025 for lack of jurisdiction, but a settlement was ultimately reached. As part of the agreement, Barrett's name has been added to Marathon's credits. Separately, Bungie recently laid off 292 employees, largely affecting the Destiny team following the announcement that Destiny 2 development would end. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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