Contiki U.S. Holdings v. DiLanzo CA2/1

BACKGROUND

1. DiLanzo’s Employment with Contiki Contiki offers pre-packaged tours that include travel, flights, meals and lodging and are led by tour managers. DiLanzo worked for Contiki as a tour manager in 2007 and 2008. On August 28, 2007, DiLanzo joined a “Wild West” tour led by Jordan A., another Contiki tour manager. On August 31, September 1 and September 17, 2007, the two engaged in sex. A year later, on October 25, 2008, DiLanzo told Contiki in an email that “co- workers” had pinned her “to the wall and tr[ied[] to pull [her] clothes off.” The next day, on October 26, 2008, DiLanzo resigned her employment by way of an email to Contiki in which she stated managing tours for the company had been “an incredible experience.” She stated she “appreciate[d] the innumerable opportunities . . . to meet some really wonderful people both in co-workers and clients” and “strongly believe[d] in the brand.” She “truly love[d] Contiki” and was “happy about how [her] life has evolved and what has been accomplished.”

1 “SLAPP is an acronym for ‘strategic lawsuit against public participation.’” (Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche (2003) 31 Cal.4th 728, 732, fn. 1.) Further statutory…