Ndidi Anofienem v. WeWork Companies, LLC et al.

I. BACKGROUND6

Plaintiff alleges that she sought a membership offered by Defendant WeWork Companies LLC for a nonprofit that she started. Compl. ¶¶ 6-7. Plaintiff alleges that she paid for a membership and expected a signed member agreement, but after repeated requests, Defendant WeWork Companies LLC refused to provide one. Id. ¶ 8. Defendant WeWork Companies LLC7 then allegedly canceled the membership without notice or justification and has withheld over $1,200 of Plaintiff’s personal belongings from the office space, claiming that they are not in the office. Id. ¶ 9. Plaintiff claims to have spent over 300 hours attempting to locate alternative office space. Id. ¶ 10.

On September 15, 2025, Plaintiff filed the Complaint against Defendants in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles. Dkt. No. 1-1. The Complaint asserts seven causes of action: (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (3) conversion; (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED); (5) negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED); (6) violation of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (the “E-SIGN…