Woman Sues Best Buy for Lost Laptop

A woman is suing Best Buy for $54 million after her laptop was lost while in for repairs.

Raelyn Campbell brought her damaged computer to Best Buy for repairs on a faulty on/off switch and, after 3 months, the firm admitted to losing the laptop. Campbell has filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court in the amount of $54 million, her valuation for the personal information, lost time and frustration from the laptop loss.

Campbell says her demands escalated in response to stalling from the company. Campbell is claiming to have been misled by information about her laptop’s whereabouts, was concerned when she was not notified about the potential for identity theft, and was ‘insulted’ by the $900 gift card she was offered as compensation.

Raelyn Campbell claims to have thousands of dollars of music and irreplaceable photos on her laptop, contributing to her valuation of its loss. However, I would consider more of that blame to lie with Ms. Campbell for not backing up or otherwise protecting her data.

Ms. Cambell admits to choosing a high lawsuit figure in order to gain media attention. She is not being represented by a lawyer in this case. Offers to settle have been rejected until such time as she feels the loss of the laptop has been explained.

Via red tape chronicles Tags: best buy, lost laptop, identity theft, laptop security, lawsuit