Victoria Jacobsen v. Henkel Corporation, et al.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 23, 2025, Plaintiff Victoria Jacobsen filed this action in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles. (See Docket No. 1 at 1 (Notice of Removal (“NOR”))). The Complaint alleges claims for common law misappropriation of likeness and statutory misappropriation of likeness under California Civil Code section 3344 against Defendants. (See generally Exhibit A to NOR (the “Complaint”)). On October 30, 2025, Defendant Henkel Corporation removed the action to this Court. (See NOR). Defendant asserted in the NOR that this Court had diversity jurisdiction over the action, given that the parties are diverse and the amount in controversy requirement is met. (Id. at 3). While Defendant asserted that the ______________________________________________________________________________

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 25-10443-MWF (SSCx) Date: January 14, 2026 Title: Victoria Jacobsen v. Henkel Corporation, et al. amount in controversy was not facially apparent from the Complaint, Defendant submitted evidence that Plaintiff rejected a settlement offer of $75,001, thus conceding that the…