Anaheim Arena Management v. Wergechik CA4/3
Anaheim Arena Management (AAM) filed a cross-complaint against its former employee, Angela Wergechik, in her wrongful employment termination action against AAM. The cross-complaint contained claims Wergechik wrongfully gained unauthorized access to AAM’s confidential information during her employment, disclosed AAM’s confidential information to a third party, and failed to timely return company property following the termination of her employment. Wergechik filed a special motion to strike the cross-complaint under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. She argued that certain alleged conduct underlying AAM’s cross-complaint—her disclosure of confidential information to her attorney to evaluate the merits of her wrongful termination lawsuit—constituted protected activity. (All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless otherwise specified.)
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