Aragon v. Lazo
Upon resigning from her employment with Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Jiffy Lube), Respondent Dorothy Lazo (Lazo) complained to the company that she had been sexually harassed by her former supervisor, Appellant Oscar Aragon (Aragon). Following an internal investigation of Lazos complaint, Jiffy Lube concluded that Lazo and Aragon had engaged in a consensual romantic relationship, but terminated Aragons employment for, in part, his failure to report the relationship to the company. Aragon thereafter filed a civil action against Lazo for defamation, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage. In response to Aragons complaint, Lazo brought a special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16.[1] The trial court granted the motion as to the causes of action for intentional and negligence interference with prospective economic advantage on the grounds that Aragons complaint arose from acts in furtherance of Lazos constitutional right of petition and that Aragon failed to prove a probability of prevailing on these claims. Aragon now appeals the trial courts order partially granting the special motion to strike. For the reasons set forth below, Court affirm.
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