Koerber

BACKGROUND

Appellant’s complaint On April 12, 2019, appellant filed a complaint against respondents alleging causes of action for (1) intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), (2) violation of Business and Professions Code section 17200, (3) negligence, (4) fraud, (5) wrongful refusal to hire, (6) violation of the California Constitution, (7) violation of civil rights, (8) violation of Labor Code section 1101, and (9) violation of Labor Code section 1102.1 Appellant alleged that in 2016, she was employed by a third party sales consultant. During a private conversation while off work, appellant “expressed private personal political, feminist and religious opinions.” Her private conversation was “illegally recorded by a hidden camera without her knowledge” by “undercover operatives” of an entity called Project Veritas. After being recorded, appellant’s private political comments were edited and produced in a promotion piece to market Project Veritas’ conservative agenda, which Project Veritas then

1 Appellant named Ross as a defendant on all causes of action except the fifth.

2 disseminated through social media. The video was edited to “clearly show that…