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.
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.