Rebecca Stambanis v. TBWA Worldwide, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 REBECCA STAMBANIS, Case No. 2:19-cv-03962-ODW (JEMx) Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v.
MOTION TO DISMISS [42]
14 TBWA WORLDWIDE, INC., dba
TBWA/MEDIA ARTS LAB; AND DOES
15 1-25 16 Defendants. 17 I. INTRODUCTION Defendant TBWA Worldwide, Inc. dba TBWA/Media Arts Lab (“TBWA”) 20 moves to dismiss Plaintiff Rebecca Stambanis’s Second Amended Complaint. (Mot. 21 to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 42.) For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS 22 TBWA’s Motion.1 23 24 25 26
28 1 After carefully considering the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deems the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On April 1, 2016, Stambanis joined TBWA as its Chief Strategy Officer, 3 specifically to lead the advertising strategy for TBWA’s client, Apple. (Second Am. 4 Compl. (“SAC”), ¶¶ 1, 12, ECF No. 41.) Prior to joining TBWA and while discussing 5 her potential…