When she was served with lawsuit papers, Belinda Gutierrez, the owner of Elk Grove Plumbing and Heating, had no idea what they could be about. She was confused even after reading the documents.
A man whose name she didn’t recognize was suing her business for wiretapping, Gutierrez said, among other privacy violations.
“They are demanding up to $40,000 in damages,” she said Tuesday, of the lawsuit she is still trying to settle. “We are not wiretappers. We are just plumbers.”…