Wiretap
Litigation

The business behind the website

Appointments to book.
A summons to understand.

These owners were using websites to run their businesses. Then they had a legal dispute to deal with, too.

One owner’s experienceReported costs

Folsom Lake Heating & Air · CapRadio, June 18, 2026

A booking tool. A lawsuit. A problem outside her expertise.

Tami Goldsmith and her husband started their HVAC business in May 2025. Six months later, she left horse training to handle its administration full-time, according to CapRadio.

A website to help customers

The business used Housecall Pro for repair-appointment bookings. That service was later named in a website-related privacy suit, CapRadio reported.

Then came the summons

It arrived in February 2026, during a quieter season for the business. Goldsmith now had to understand a claim about the technology behind the site.

“We’re not IT people. It’s totally out of our spectrum of things that we know about.”

Tami Goldsmith, speaking to CapRadio

A call to the provider

Goldsmith told the reporter she contacted Housecall Pro and the suit was settled. The article does not disclose a settlement amount or who paid it.

Read CapRadio’s full accountSee what analytics and booking tools do
Source note: what this account establishes

This is an attributed owner account, not a review of the complaint or settlement agreement. The technical setup, terms and case number have not been independently established. It is not proof that default Google Analytics alone was unlawful. No endorsement of this project or the HAIL Act is implied.

Second Star Technologies · Bakersfield, California

A family business.
A five-figure expense.

Brandon Phipps runs an IT business with his wife. He told KERO/23ABC that the business paid more than $20,000 in combined legal fees and settlement costs.

Read KERO/23ABC’s reporting
$20,000+

Combined fees and settlement costs.
Owner-reported, May 2026.

Invoices and settlement terms were not independently reviewed. The report does not break the total into fees and settlement payments.

A related court record—and its limits

Los Angeles Superior Court case 24STCV17428 names Second Star Technologies, LLC as a defendant. Its document index lists a settlement notice on November 4, 2024, and a dismissal request on December 19, 2024.

The underlying documents were not retrieved. The docket does not verify the reported amount or explicitly connect this proceeding to KERO’s account. Official court record.

These accounts show individual reported experiences. They do not establish national losses, the merits of every claim, or an owner’s support for this project.

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