Does an internal internal investigation of a sexual harassment complaint need to be re-examined?

^7. In Reeves v. Safeway Stores, Inc. (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 95, 120-121, a store employee filed suit for retaliatory discharge, claiming he had been terminated for reporting a store manager's sexual harassment of other employees. The employer's motion for summary judgment was granted, but reversed on appeal. The court found there were triable issues of material fact concerning the adequacy of an internal investigation of the sexual harassment complaint. The evidence suggested the investigation could have been tainted because the investigator might have felt obligated to exonerate the store manager.