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he should have just hired mouse for a few sixers of rolling rock.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...071bowen1.html
NBA Star Claims Hard Drive Foul
Spur Bruce Bowen says repair firm pulled computer switcheroo
MAY 1--An NBA star claims that a Texas company hired to repair his computer instead removed the machine's hard drive and sold the item--which contained confidential personal and financial information--to another customer. In a Bexar County District Court lawsuit, San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen seeks more than $2 million in damages from Computer Nerdz, the San Antonio company he and his wife hired last year to repair his Gateway computer. According to Bowen, who this week was named to his seventh NBA all-defensive team, a Computer Nerdz technician told them that the computer's hard drive was damaged and could not be repaired. Since Bowen's computer was still under warranty, he was en led to a new hard drive from Gateway, though he was required to return the damaged item to the company. Before Bowen sent the hard drive to Gateway, Computer Nerdz "copied all of his information onto discs for later installation onto his new hard drive," according to a November 2006 letter from Bowen's lawyer. Computer Nerdz then gave Bowen back what he thought was his damaged hard drive. But three months later the athlete was contacted by Joy Roan, a Computer Nerdz customer who reported that she had bought a "new" hard drive containing personal and financial information on Bowen and his wife Yardley. Roan called Bowen after finding his home number on the hard drive, which was operational. According to Bowens's complaint, a copy of which you can find below, as "a member of the San Antonio Spurs, they have gone extreme measures to protect their private information from the public." The Bowens are seeking $562,400 in economic damages, $1.2 million in mental anguish damages, $500,000 in exemplary damages, and $25,500 in legal fees. (7 pages)
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he should have just hired mouse for a few sixers of rolling rock.
should had bought a MAC.... if you do get a PC never trust gateway!
Damn.
Dial 408-Nerd, and we'll up your . HAHAHAHAHAHA
*long low whistle*
Someone sure did that up, didn't they?
They both can use the same brands of hard drives. Although Gateway does suck, this was not Gateway.
He would have turned around and used the info to create the most accurate Bruce Bowen troll ever.
That is all sorts of ed up, though. Hope Bruce takes their asses to the cleaners.
Gateway? What a cheap SOB.
best buy does this all the time also
I don't understand how there can be $2M worth of damages. If a thief steals his wallet, is that worth $2M? UTSA had a data breach with everyone's SSNs. Do they owe $2M to each employee?
I'm sorry, but this looks like a moneygrab by the Bowens.
If there is anything that could lead to an iden y theft from a guy that is probably worth well over $10 million, you bet your ass that's worth $2 million, to say nothing of the punative damages that might stem from the negligence that appears to have taken place, if true.I don't understand how there can be $2M worth of damages.
Last edited by ChumpDumper; 05-01-2007 at 07:22 PM.
It's an issue of privacy and trust. The potential is there for serious abuse, because of what Computer nerdz did. Serious abuse, Selling private photos comes to mind. A hard drive is a lot like a house, with personal items, financial data, etc included. They probably have pictures of their newborn daughter on there. You want some pervert masturbating to pictures of your daughter?
Punitive damages are meant to be big enough to discourage the practice from happening in the future. Its not about winning 2 millions dollars, it's about consumers getting some measure of reasonable assurance that their privacy is respected.
Did they sell the information during the act of a seperate fraud?UTSA had a data breach with everyone's SSNs. Do they owe $2M to each employee?
dude bruce bowen is worth millions
2 million is nothing he should sue for 40 million
Damn that in sucks.
Hopefully Bruce takes those s to the cleaners and they are subsequently put out of business.
Bruce got lucky it seems that this lady didnt with his iden y.
What's to stop Computer Nerds from breaking the law again, and selling say your hard drive, if they only have to pay 50-200 bucks for the Bowen's hard drive? Because the law certainly didn't stop them, this time.
Geek squad just got into trouble as well for doing some shady . You just cant trust a lot of these people
hmmm... got an idea, but probably in ARG... I would in jail trying to sue HP here in ARG because of my notebook's failure.
It looks like Computer Nerdz screwed up big time, but best as I can tell they didn't do anything malicious.
They're incompetent, not criminals.
Criminal charges will be forthcoming I'm sure... several computer crime and privacy laws broken here.
Bruce - get Truecrypt and never have to worry about someone getting your hard drive again. One of the best open source encryption technologies around.
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php
The hard drive that company usually sells in repair jobs are very brand and model specific. The reselling of Bruce's hard drive as new seems to be really suspect. Determining the criminality, if any, in this case up to the prosecutors with jurisdiction, not Bruce and his civil lawyers.
I disagree, a hard drive is private property. And as technology progresses it holds more and more intimate family information. They sold it. That's criminal negligence. They knew it was private property, and they sold it. If its one individual that did it, and not a business practice than that may be a defense, but more and more companies have been getting caught doing this...and it is my su ion that because it was purchased through the same computer nerdz store they knew what they were doing.
Dunno why the he is sueing for 2 million... that is stupid..
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