A woman and her mother Wednesday sued Best Buy after a technician from a the Geek Squad firm videotaped the woman taking a shower.
Sarah Vasquez and her mother, Natalie Fornaciari of Walnut, California filed the lawsuit in Pomona Superior Court.
The listed charges filed in the lawsuit:
- Fraud
- Negligent misrepresentation
- Negligent hiring
- Invasion of privacy
- Intentional infliction of emotional distress
The family is seeking general, compensatory and punitive damages. I believe they’ll get it too.
According to the suit, Fornaciari went to the Best Buy store in Industry on March 2 and asked an employee about getting her computer repaired.
The employee gave her a brochure directing her to call the Geek Squad, the lawsuit stated.
A Geek Squad employee, Hao Kuo Chi, allegedly used a cell phone to videotape Vasquez when he went to the Fornaciari home on March 4, the lawsuit stated.
A review of the phone’s chip, which was removed by Vasquez’s younger sister, showed Vasquez showering, according to the lawsuit.
Chi later tried to get the chip back, offering a discount for his services if they returned it to them, the lawsuit stated.
Can you believe that? The technician actually offered them a discount after he violated the privacy of Sarah Vasquez. He’s lucky she didn’t get Lorena Bobbit on his ass.
Chi was later arrested, the lawsuit stated. He and Geek Squad also are defendants in the lawsuit.
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