Onetaste Incorporated v. Netflix, Inc.

Filed 10/30/25; Certified for Publication 11/20/25 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

ONETASTE INCORPORATED, B339113

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 23STCV27119) v.

NETFLIX, INC.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Holly J. Fujie, Judge. Affirmed. Landes Law Corporation and Ezra D. Landes for Plaintiff and Appellant. Horvitz & Levy, Mark A. Kressel, Jeremy B. Rosen; Davis Wright Tremaine, Jonathan Segal, Alison Schary, Rachel R. Goldberg, and Samantha Lachman for Defendant and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗

In 2023, plaintiff and appellant OneTaste, Inc. sued defendant and respondent Netflix for defamation, alleging that a Netflix documentary about OneTaste falsely stated that OneTaste was involved in the sexual assault and abuse of a former employee. The trial court granted Netflix’s motion to strike the complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.1 We conclude OneTaste failed to demonstrate a probability of prevailing on the element of…