Mary Delgado v. American President Lines, LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
I.
BACKGROUND
On January 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Defendants American President Lines, LLC (“APL”) and Trinie Thompson. See Boutros Decl. ¶ 3, Ex. A (Complaint) [Doc. # 1-1]. The Complaint asserts various claims for employment retaliation and discrimination against APL, as well as claims for sexual harassment against both APL and Thompson pursuant to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Gov’t Code § 12940(j), and California Civil Code section 51.9. Id. Plaintiff alleges in the Complaint that Thompson worked with her at APL, and that while at work Thompson “would regularly grab, slap, and/or touch Plaintiff's buttock and make sexual comments,” and continued to do so despite Plaintiff’s repeated requests to stop. Id. at ¶ 11. The Complaint offers one example of such conduct, where Thompson slapped Plaintiff on the buttock in the bathroom and when Plaintiff told her to stop, Thompson responded “I know you told me to stop, but I can't help it.” Id. Plaintiff alleges that she advised her supervisor of Thompson’s behavior, but nothing was done in response. Id. at ¶ 12.