Sears Peeping Tom Legal News Articles & Interviews

A Los Angeles, California judge has found that Sears Holdings Corp (Sears) can be held liable for negligence in an action brought against them by more than 25 female plaintiffs who had been spied on and recorded in a store dressing room and bathroom.

Hollywood, CA If you shopped at Sears in North Hollywood, CA, during the past three years – you may have been videotaped by the Sears Peeping Tom. A group of 25 women have filed a class action lawsuit against the retailer claiming that a former maintenance worker videotaped them while they were in the dressing rooms or restrooms at the North Hollywood Sears, between 2009 and April 2012.

North Hollywood, CA For the women who were caught on tape by the so-called Sears Peeping Tom, the sense of the loss of privacy is immeasurable. Patrons of the clothing store expected to use the change rooms without falling victim to a Sears secret video tape made by the maintenance worker. Now, the retailer could face a Sears customer lawsuit or a Sears employee lawsuit, if it is proven the company knew about the workers' actions but did not alert authorities.

North Hollywood, CA The miniature video camera with which The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo secretly filmed her antagonist in the movie of the same name is commonplace these days, as miniaturization gets more sophisticated and prevalent. It is this perpetual shrinking of things like computer chips and cameras that allowed the Sears Peeping Tom suspect to allegedly ply his trade against unsuspecting patrons.

Lancaster, CA The case of the Sears Peeping Tom might have anyone who used the Sears North Hollywood location nervous, and rightly so. Alejandro Gamiz allegedly made a Sears secret videotape of customers using the dressing rooms and change rooms, and the recordings were reportedly released online. Now, allegations have been made that Sears knew about the so-called Peeping Tom well before alerting authorities. R. Rex. Parris, founder of the R. Rex Parris Law Firm, says if Sears knew about the Peeping Tom months before it called the authorities, the company could face Sears Peeping Tom lawsuits.

North Hollywood, CA If you haven't heard about the Sears Peeping Tom case, you will—especially since customers, as well as employees of the Sears store located at 12121 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California, may have been affected.