UVarela ufake isimangalo esiqondise enkampanini ngokwakhe ngqo kanye nabanye okwebiwe imininingo yabo. Inkantolo kahulumeni yaseCalifonia ivumele i-Lamps Plus ukuba iphoqe uVarela ukuba angene ohlelweni lokulamula empikiswaneni, kodwa wasigunyaza isicelo sakhe sokuthi kube nohlelo lokulamula empikiswaneni ngokweqembu labantu abathintekayo. Leso sinqumo siqinisekiswe i-Ninth Circuit.
Varela filed a lawsuit against the company on behalf of himself and others whose data was stolen. A federal court in California permitted Lamps Plus to force Varela into arbitration, but granted his request for class arbitration. That decision was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.Umsuka Umsuka