1- u. we: sacDEPT. a? Reset-?1' fiLtt-zGHEh'Y CCIUNTY PA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, IU LIE CAPONE, CIVIL DIVISION Plaintiff v. HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CO., L.P. d/b/a/ RIVERS COMPLAINT IN JOHN DOE No. 1; CIVIL ACTION JOHN DOE No. 2; JOHN DOE No. 3; DENNIS W. and JURY TRIAL DEMANDED SCOTT E. SCHERER, Defendants. Code: 011 TO: PLANTIFFS For this Party: You are hereby noti?ed to Mark F. McKenna, Esquire ?le a written response to PA ID 30297 the within Complaint in Civil Action within Twenty (20) days of service Theresa B. O?Brien, Esquire hereof orjudgment may be entered PA 77665 against you. MCKENNA ASSOCIATES, P.C. SSOCIATES, PC. 436 Boulevard of the Allies Suite 500 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Mark F. McKenna, Esquire Attorneys for Plaintiff 412-471-6226 (phone) 412471-6658 (facsimile) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, JULIE CAPONE, CIVIL DIVISION Plaintiff V. HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CO., L.P. d/b/a/ RIVERS JOHN DOE No. 1; JOHN DOE No. 2; JOHN DOE No. 3; DENNIS W. and SCOTT E. SCIHERER, Defendants. NOTICE TO DEFEND You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by an attorney and ?ling in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the plaintiff(s). You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP: Lawyer Referral Service Allegheny COunty Bar Association 400 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 261-5555 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, JULIE CAPONE, CIVIL DIVISION Plaintiff v. JURY TRIAL DEMANDED HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CO., L.P. d/b/a/ RIVERS JOHN DOE No. 1; JOHN DOE No. 2; JOHN DOE No. 3; DENNIS W. and SCOTT E. SCHERER, Defendants. COMPLAINT IN CIVIL ACTION AND NOW COMES Plaintiff, Julie Capone, by and through her counsel, Mark .F. McKenna and and ASSOCIATES, PC, and files this Complaint in Civil Action, and in support thereof avers as follows: I. Introduction 1. Plaintiff instituted this lawsuit to recover damages and other monetary losses she incurred, and/or will incur, as a result of all Defendants? civil violations of the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act (?the Wiretap Act?, 18 5701-5782), all Defendants? tortious invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, several Defendants? civil conspiracy to violate the Wiretap Act and/or to invade Plaintiff?s privacy; and one Defendant?s intentional in?iction of emotional distress. 2. The violations of the Wiretap Act, the invasions of privacy, the conspiracy to commit those violations/invasions, and the intentional in?iction of emotional distress were committed primarily when Defendants, acting at times independently and/or in concert, unlawfully viewed Plaintiff?s private text messages and/or email communications by using video surveillance equipment, unlawfully recorded those text messages and/or email communications by using video surveillance equipment, unlawfully disclosed the recordings or copies of the text messages and/or email communications, and/or otherwise made unlawful use of the recordings or copies of the text messages and/or email communications.1 See, 18 (prohibiting interception, disclosure, and use of electronic communications); 18 5725(a) (creating private civil cause of action for Wiretap Violations); 58 Pa.Code 465a.9(a) (mandating that casino surveillance comply with the Wiretap Act). 3. The initial unlawful viewing and video recording of Plaintiffs text messages and/or email communications occurred on or about October 28, 2017 when she was a patron of, and was physically present inside, the casino owned and operated by Defendant Holdings Acquisition Co., LP. d/b/a Rivers Casino. 4. The unlawful disclosure and/or unlawful use of the text messages and/or email communications occurred in the weeks and/or months after October 28, 2017. 5. As will be discussed more fully infra, all Defendants? wrongdoings caused Plaintiff to suffer the following harms: the unlawful viewing, recordation, disclosure, and use of her private text messages and/or email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs 1 Throughout this Complaint, references to Plaintiff text messages are meant to include all text messages sent or received by Plaintiff and references to emails are meant to include all electronic mail messages sent or received by Plaintiff. Furthermore, throughout this Complaint, references to any recordings of Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications or to any copies of Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications are meant to include the original video recordings of the messages/emails, all COpies or reproductions of those video recordings, and all photographic or paper printouts showing the contents of the text messages and/or email communications. associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 6. The money damages and other monetary amounts that Plaintiff is entitled to recover because of Defendants? wrongdoings include actual, liquidated, and punitive damages; attorney?s fees; litigation costs; pre-judgment interest; and post-judgment interest. 7. The recovery of all the foregoing damages and other amounts is authorized by the Wiretap Act, other statutes, common law, and/or the Rules of Civil Procedure. See, 18 5725(a)(1)? (3) (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). 8. The counts in this Complaint are organized as follows: Wiretap Violations Count .1 against Holdings Acquisition Co., LP. d/b/a Rivers Casino for unlawfully intercepting (viewing and recording) Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act at 18 5703(1); Count 2 against Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino for unlawfully disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act at 18 5703(2); Count 3 against John Doe #1 for unlawfully intercepting (viewing and recording) Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act at 18 5703(1); Count 4 against John Doe #1 for unlawfully disclosing Plaintiffs text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act at 18 5703(2); Count 5 against John Doe #2 for unlawfully intercepting (viewing and recording) Plaintist text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act at 18 5703(1); Count 6 against John Doe #3 for unlawfully disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation ofthe Wiretap Act at 18 5703(2); Count 7 against Dennis W. McCurdy for unlawfully disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of 18 5703(2); Count 8 against Scott E. Scherer for unlawfully disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of 18 5703(2); Count 9 against Scott E. Scherer for unlawfully using Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications in violation of 18 5703(3). Invasion of Privacy Count .10 against Holdings Acquisition Co.; L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino for invasion of privacy; Count .11 against John Doe #1 for invasion of privacy; Count 12 against John Doe #2 for invasion of privacy; Count 13 against John Doe #3 for invasion of privacy; Count 14 against Dennis W. McCurdy for invasion of privacy; Count .15 against Scott E. Scherer for invasion of privacy. Intentional In?iction of Emotional Distress Count 16 against Scott E. Scherer for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Count 17 against Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino and John Does for civil conspiracy to violate the Wiretap Act and/or to invade Plaintiff?s privacy. II. Parties, Jurisdiction, and Venue 9. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 10. Plaintiff is an adult individual residing in Allegheny County; 11. Defendant Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino (?Rivers Casino?) is a limited partnership formed, organized, and doing business under the laws of the Commonwealth of 12. Rivers Casino is licensed by the Gaming Control Board to operate slot?machine gaming in Allegheny County in a manner consistent with the Race Horse Development Act at 4 1 101-1904. 13. Because Rivers Casino is licensed to operate slot-machine gaming as described in the foregoing paragraph, Rivers Casino is a ?licensed entity?, a ?licensed gaming entity?, and a ?slot machine licensee? as those terms are de?ned in the Race Horse Development Act at 4 1 103. See also 58 Pa.Code 401a.3 (de?nitions). 14. Rivers Casino holds a certi?cate granted by the Gaming Control Board authorizing Rivers Casino to operate table games in Allegheny County in a manner consistent with the Race Horse Development Act at 4 ??1101-1904. 15. Because Rivers Casino is authorized to conduct table games as described in the foregoing paragraph, Rivers Casino is a ?certi?cate holder? as that term is defined in the Race Horse Development Act at 4 1103. See also 58 Pa.Code ?401a.3 (definitions). 16. Rivers Casino has its principal place of business at 777 Casino Drive, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15212 (?777 Casino Drive?). 17. At 777 Casino Drive, Rivers Casino owns and/or occupies one or more parcels of realty and one or more buildings erected thereon. 18. 777 Casino Drive and its building(s) comprise the physical location where Rivers Casino is authorized by the Gaming Control Board to operate slot- machine gaming and to conduct table games. 19. Because 777 Casino Drive is the location where Rivers Casino is authorized to Operate its slot-machine gaming and to conduct its table games, that location is a ?licensed facility? as that term is de?ned in the Race Horse Development Act at 4 1103. See also 58 PaCode 401a.3 (de?nitions). 20. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino has, in fact, operated its slot machines and table games at its aforesaid licensed facility. 21. The number of Slot machines operated by Rivers Casino at its licensed facility is over 2,900. 22. The number of table games operated by Rivers Casino at its licensed facility is more than 100. 23. At its licensed facility, Rivers Casino also operates several bars, restaurants, and other amenities for the use and enjoyment of the Casino?s patrons. 24. Rivers Casino makes some or all of its aforesaid slot machines, table games, bars, restaurants, and other amenities available to its patrons twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, throughout the calendar year. 25. Rivers Casino makes some or all of its aforesaid slot machines, table games, bars, restaurants, and other amenities available to its patrons for the pecuniary gain of Rivers Casino. 26. Through means such as print media, public signage, radio, television, and the Internet, Rivers Casino advertises its slot machines, table games, bars, restaurants, and other amenities to members of the general public, including residents of Allegheny County. 27. Through means such as print media, public signage, radio, television, and the Internet, Rivers Casino invites members of the general public, including residents of Allegheny County, to participate in the Casino?s slot machines, table games, bars, restaurants, and other amenities. 28. Rivers Casino otherwise makes its slot machines, table games, bars, restaurants, and other amenities available to paying members of the general public who have not been excluded or ejected from licensed gaming facilities by virtue of any statute or other legal authority. See 4 1514-16 (exclusion and ejection of cheats, repeat criminal offenders, disruptive persons, problem gamblers, and self-excluded persons). 29. All the foregoing activities of Rivers Casino?e.g., the possession of a slot machine license; the possession of a table game certi?cate; the ownership/possession of a licensed facility at 777; the operation of slot machines and table games at the licensed facility; the maintenance of bars, restaurants and other amenities at the licensed facility; the advertising of gaming and other amenities; the making of those games and other amenities available to the paying public; and the overall, continuous, regular, systematic, general conduct of the Casino?s business for pecuniary gain?are activities in which Rivers Casino engaged at all times relevant to this Complaint, including on or about October 28, 2017. 30. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino, as a licensed entity, a licensed gaming entity, and a slot machine licensee, was required by applicable laws and regulations to have a surveillance department and a surveillance system as part of the Casino?s internal controls. See 58 Pa.C0de 465a.9, 46521.1 31. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that, on or about October 28, 2017 and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino did, in fact, have a surveillance department and a surveillance system as part of the Casino?s internal controls. 32. On or about October 28, 2017 and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino was charged by applicable laws and regulations with the duty to use its surveillance department and surveillance system to conduct lawful surveillance of Rivers Casino patrons. See 4 13A2l(b); 58 Pa.Code 465a.9, 465a] Mb). 33. On October 28, 2017 and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino was required by applicable laws and regulations to ensure that the Casino?s surveillance of River Casino?s patrons did not violate the Wiretap Act. See 58 Pa.Code 18 5703,5725. 34. More particularly, on October 28, 2017 and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino was required by applicable laws and regulations to ensure that the Casino?s surveillance of its patrons did not intercept, disclose, or use any electronic communications of its patrons. See 58 Pa.Code 18 5725(a). 35. Any such interception, disclosure, and/or use of an electronic communication would constitute a violation of the Wiretap Act under 18 (prohibiting interception, disclosure, and use of electronic communications.) 36. Any person whose electronic communications have been intercepted, disclosed, and/or used in violation of the Wiretap Act has a private civil cause of action against the person who intercepts, discloses, and/or uses the communication. 18 5725(a). 37. For purposes of a civil cause of action under 18 5725(a), the term ?person??i.e., a person who intercepts, discloses, and/or uses any communication?includes an individual, a business partnership, and/or a corporation. 18 5702 (de?nitions). 38. On or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino did, in fact, conduct electronic surveillance on its patrons, including Plaintiff; but, as pled more fully within this Complaint, the Casino?s surveillance was unlawful in that the Casino intercepted and later disclosed Plaintiffs electronic communications?speci?cally, her private text messages and/or email communications. 39. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino was required to employ an individual as a supervisor of the Casino?s surveillance department. See 58 Pa.Code 40. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that, on or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to his Complaint, Rivers Casino did, in fact, employ an individual as a supervisor of the Surveillance department. St Defendant John Doe #1 is an adult individual who was employed by Rivers Casino as a supervisor of the surveillance department on or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to this Complaint. 42. On or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to this Complaint, John Doe #1 did, in fact, direct and supervise River Casino?s surveillance of Rivers Casino?s patrons, including Plaintiff and her private text messages and/or email communications. 43. Defendant John Doe #l?s name is currently unknown to Plaintiff. 44. Plaintiff will add John Doe #l?s name to this Complaint after his name is determined during the discovery process. 45. John Doe #1 regularly conducts business activities in Allegheny County, 46. John .Doe #2 is an adult individual who was employed by Rivers Casino to operate surveillance equipment on or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to this Complaint. 47. On or about October 28, 2017 and at other times relevant to this Complaint, John Doe #2 did, in fact, operate River Casino?s equipment to conduct surveillance of Rivers Casino patrons, including Plaintiff and her private text messages and/or email communications. 48. Defendant John Doe #2?5 name is currently unknown to Plaintiff. 49. Plaintiff will add John Doc #25 name to this Complaint after his name is determined during the discovery process. 10 50. John Doe #2 regularly conducts business activities in Allegheny County, 51. John Doe #3 is an adult individual who was employed by Rivers Casino and who disclosed the recordings of Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications to Defendant Dennis McCurdy (?McCurdy?), Defendant Scott E. Scherer (?Scherer?), and/or their disclosure of those recordings being detailed more fully later in this Complaint. 52. Defendant John Doe #3?3 name is currently unknown to Plaintiff. 53. Plaintiff will add John Doe #3?s name to this Complaint after his name is determined during the discovery process. 54. John Doe #3 regularly conducts business activities in Allegheny County, 55. McCurdy is an adult individual having a principal place of business at 539 Main Street, Harmony, Butler County, 16037. 56. McCurdy is a attorney. 57. McCurdy does or did represent Scherer in a child custody case or other family court matter in Butler County, at PC No. 15?90350-2015. 58. Scherer is an adult individual domiciled in permanently residing at 242 Elbe Drive, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15209. 59. Scherer is employed in Allegheny County as a police of?cer with the Allegheny County Police Department. 60. As an Allegheny County Police Of?cer, Scherer has his place of business at 875 Greentree Road, Suite 1, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15220. 11 61. On or about October 12, 2017, as part of McCurdy?s aforesaid representation of Scherer, and acting on behalf of Scherer, McCurdy caused to be issued a subpoena requesting copies of Rivers Casino?s video surveillance recordings of Scherer?s former wife, Hayley Chambers Clerici (?Chambers?). 62. The subpoena used by McCurdy and/or Scherer asked for recordings of Chambers while she was present in Rivers Casino on or about September 21 and 22, 2017, including twenty-four hour periods. before and after those dates. 63. Through the aforesaid subpoena, McCurdy and Scherer also requested copies of Rivers Casino?s close-up video footage of all of Chambers? associates who were present with her in Rivers Casino on or about September 21 and 22, 2017. 64. Plaintiff was present with Chambers at Rivers Casino on or about October 28, 2017. 65. Plaintiff received and sent private text messages with her private cell phone while inside Rivers Casino on or about October 28, 2017. 66. Plaintiff accessed email communications with her private cell phone while inside Rivers Casino on or about October 28, 2017. 67. In response to the subpoena requesting video surveillance recordings made on or about September 21 and 22, 2017, Rivers Casino, John Doc John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino provided McCurdy, Scherer, and/or their representatives with video recordings of Plaintiff and her private text messages and/or email communications, those recordings having been made on or about October 28, 2017. 12 68. Rivers Casino, John Die John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino provided the aforesaid video recordings to McCurdy, Scherer, and/or their representatives at some point in late 2017. 69. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that the recordings were likely disclosed on a device commonly known as a thumb-drive, although the disclosure may have been made by other means. 70. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that, upon McCurdy?s receipt of the aforesaid recordings, McCurdy disclosed them by mailing them, emailing them, or otherwise providing them to Scherer in Allegheny County. 71. McCurdy engaged in the aforesaid disclosure at some point in late 2017. 72. After receiving the video recordings of Plaintiff?s private text messages and/or email communications, Scherer, while in Allegheny County, disclosed some or all of Plaintiff?s messages to persons in Allegheny County and/or elsewhere in order to ridicule and/or to embarrass Plaintiff in light of the sensitive and private nature of her messages and/or emails. 73. Scherer engaged in the aforesaid disclosures in late 2017. 74. Based on all the foregoing paragraphs, as well as the paragraphs subsequent hereto, this court has subject matter jurisdiction over all counts of this Complaint for all or some of the following reasons: a. Common Pleas I Courts have subject matter jurisdiction over private civil suits under 18 5725 of the Wiretap Act. 42 931(a); see also Birdseye v. Driscoll, 534 A.2d 548, 550 11.2 (Pa.melth. 1987). b. All other claims herein invasion of privacy, civil conspiracy, and intentional in?iction of emotional distress) are brought under the laws of this Commonwealth and, as such, Common Pleas Courts have jurisdiction over those claims. 42 931(a). 75. Based on all the foregoing paragraphs, as well as the paragraphs subsequent hereto, this court has personal jurisdiction over all Defendants for all or some of the following reasons: a. Rivers Casino is a limited partnership or other business entity formed and organized under the laws of this Commonwealth. b. Rivers Casino does carry on, and at all times relevant to this Complaint did carry on, continuous, regular, and systematic business in this Conunonwealth. c. John Does 2, and 3 are adult individuals present in and engaged in regular and continuous business activities in this Commonwealth. d. McCurdy is an adult individual present in and engaged in regular and continuous business activities in this Commonwealth. e. Scherer is an adult individual present in and domiciled in this Commonwealth. f. All Defendants? contacts with this Commonwealth are otherwise suf?cient such that the exercise of personal jurisdiction over these Defendants comports with traditional notions of substantial justice and fair play. 76. Based on all the foregoing paragraphs, as well as the paragraphs subsequent hereto, venue lies in Allegheny County for some or all of the following reasons: a. Rivers Casino is a limited partnership or other business entity that regularly conducts business in Allegheny County and that regularly did so at all times relevant to this Complaint. 14 b. John Does are adult individuals who have been or will be personally served with this Complaint in Allegheny County. 0. McCurdy?s action of disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications to Scherer took place in Allegheny County. (1. Scherer is an adult individual who has been or will be personally served with this Complaint in Allegheny County. e. All causes of action asserted by Plaintiff in this Complaint arose in Allegheny County. f. All surveillance, viewing, recording, disclosure, and use of Plaintiff?s text messages, and/or email communications and all other transactions, occurrences, facts, and circumstances giving rise to the causes of action asserted herein took place in Allegheny County. Ill. Facts 77. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 78. Plaintiff was lawfully present inside Rivers Casino as a patron on or about October 28, 2017. 79. Neither at the aforesaid time nor at any other time was Plaintiff a person to be excluded or ejected from Rivers Casino on the basis of any statute, regulation, Rivers Casino procedure, or any other reason. 80. While Plaintiff was a patron inside Rivers Casino at the aforesaid time, she participated in lawful gaming activities of the Casino, including slot-machine gaming. 15 81. While Plaintiff was a patron inside Rivers Casino at the aforesaid time, she used her personal cell telephone to engage in texting?lie. sending and receiving communications commonly known as text messages? and in emailing?tie. sending and receiving communications commonly known as electronic mail messages. 82. Plaintiff sent and received the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications to and from one or more of her personal friends and/or family members. 83. Plaintiff intended the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications to be received by, read by, and known to, only herself and the other party(ies) to the texting/emailing. 84. Plaintiff?s aforesaid text messages and/or email communications contained private information, some or all of which involved sensitive, emotional, and potentially embarrassing matters. 85. Some or all of the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications contained information regarding Plaintiff?s medical issues and her personal relationships. 86. At no time did Plaintiff read aloud, display, or disclose the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications to anyone in Rivers Casino, or to any other person anywhere except to the extent that she sent the messages to the intended the party(ies) to the private texting and/or emailing. 87. Plaintiff intended the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications to remain private and unobserved by anyone other than herself and the other paity(ies) to the texting and/or emailing. l6 88. Plaintiff justifiably and {reasonably expected that the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications would remain private and unobserved by anyone other than herself and the other party(ies) to the texting and/or emailing. 89. Plaintiff did reasonably expect that there would be lawful surveillance of persons present in Rivers Casino, but Plaintiff had no basis to expect that surveillance would extend to the close?up viewing and recording of her cell phone text messages and/or email communications. 90. Indeed, Plaintiff had a reasonable, af?rmative expectation that Rivers Casino, John Does 1-3, and all other of?cers, employees, and agents of Rivers Casino would not View and would not record her text messages and/or email communications. 91. Similarly, because Plaintiff had a reasonable basis to believe the aforesaid text messages and/or email communications would remain private and would not be viewed or recorded, Plaintiff necessarily had no reasonable basis to expect that Rivers Casino, John Does 1-3, and/or any other officers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino would ever be in a position to disclose, or would ever disclose, to any other person any video recording of Plaintiffs text messages and/or email communications. 92. While Plaintiff engaged in private texting and in private emailing in Rivers Casino on or about October 28, 2017, Rivers Casino, John Doe John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino intentionally used electronic surveillance equipment to view the text messages and emails sent and received by Plaintiff. 17 93. More particularly, Rivers Casino?s electronic surveillance equipment had zoom and/or other close-up viewing capacity such that Rivers Casino, John Doe John Doc and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino were able to view, and did in fact view, the text messages and emails sent and received by Plaintiff on or about October 28, 2017. 94. Additionally, Rivers Casino, John Doe John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino intentionally used electronic video surveillance equipment not only to view but also to record the images of the subject text messages and/or email communications sent and received by Plaintiff. 95. Rivers Casino, John Doe John Doc and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino intentionally viewed and intentionally recorded Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications without Plaintiff 3 knowledge and without her consent. 96. On or about October 12, 2017, McCurdy had caused to be issued a subpoena directing Rivers Casino to provide McCurdy with copies of the Casino?s close- up video surveillance footage of Hayley Chambers and her associates on September 21 and 22, 20.17. 97. It is believed that Rivers Casino was served with the aforesaid subpoena by an agent of McCurdy and/or Scherer on a date in late 2017, the speci?c date being unknown to Plaintiff. 98. In late 2017, after receiving the aforesaid subpoena, Rivers Casino, John Doe John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino then intentionally disclosed to McCurdy, Scherer, and/or their representatives, the Casino?s 18 .l video recordings of the text messages and/or email communications sent and received by Plaintiff on or about October 28, 2017, a date outside the time period prescribed by the subpoena. 99. The disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and/or email communications by Rivers Casino, John Doe #1 John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino was done without Plaintiff?s knowledge and without her consent. 100. When viewing, recording, and/or disclosing the subject text messages and/or email communications, and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino acted pursuant to the policies, procedures, protocols, customs, directives, habits, and/or instructions of Rivers Casino. 101. When viewing, recording, and/or disclosing the subject text messages and/or email communications, and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino acted in the course of their employment with Rivers Casino. 102. When viewing, recording, and disclosing the subject text messages and/or email communications, and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino were under the control of, acting at the directions of, and acting in furtherance of the interests, activities, affairs, and business of, Rivers Casino. 19 i- 103. When viewing, recording, and disclosing the subject text messages and/or email communications, and at all other times relevant to this Complaint, Rivers Casino, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino acted intentionally. 104. Upon McCurdy?s receipt of the video recordings of Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications, McCurdy then intentionally disclosed them to Scherer in late 2017. 105. In late 2017, Scherer ultimately received the recordings of Plaintiff? 5 text messages and/or email communications and, while in Allegheny County, thereafter intentionally disclosed some or all of those messages/emails. 106. The disclosures of Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications by McCurdy and Scherer were done without Plaintiff?s knowledge and without her consent 107. Plaintiff sets forth the following causes of action against Defendants. IV. Causes of Action Count 1 Plaintiff v. Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino Wiretap Act Interception of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 SS 5703(1), 5725(a) 108. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 109. Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications were words, letters, signs, signals, writing, images, and/or data transmitted by use of Plaintiff?s cell phone. See 18 5702 (definitions). 20 ?l 110. As such, Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications were electronic communications within the meaning of the Wiretap Act. See 18 5702 (de?nitions); Commonwealth v. Cruttenden, 976 A.2d 1176, 1180 n.5, 1181 (Pa. Super. 2009), rev?d. on other grounds, 58 A.3d 95, 129-33 (Pa. 2012); Klump v. Nazareth Area School District, 425 F.Supp.2d 622, 633-35 2006). 111. The surveillance equipment used by Rivers Casino to view and/or record Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications consisted of one or more electronic devices within the meaning of the Wiretap Act. See 18 5702 (de?nitions). 112. The intentional actions by Rivers Casino in using the Casino?s surveillance equipment/electronic device(s) to view and/or record the subject text messages and email communications constituted the interception of electronic communications within the meaning of the Wiretap Act. See 18 5702 (de?nitions). 113. The intentional interception of Plaintiff?s electronic communications by Rivers Casino violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(1) (prohibiting interception of electronic communications). 114. Moreover, Rivers Casino?s unlawful, zoom surveillance and zoom recording of Plaintiff?s private text messages and email communications were not only intentional but were also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard of Plaintiff? 3 rights and privacy. 21 115. Rivers Casino is itself 1 directly liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful interception of Plaintiffs electronic communications because the interception arose from the actions, policies, procedures, protocols, customs, directives, habits, and/0r instructions of Rivers Casino. 116. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful interception of Plaintiff 3 electronic communications because the interception was carried out by John Doe John Doe and/or other officers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were acting within the scope of their employment with Rivers Casino. 117. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful interception of Plaintiff?s electronic communications because the interception was carried out by John Doe John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were under the control of, acting at the direction of, and acting in furtherance of the interests, activities, affairs, and business of, Rivers Casino. 118. Rivers Casino?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful viewing and recordation of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjOyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 119. As a result of Rivers Casino?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation 22 0" costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 2 Plaintiff v. Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino Wiretap Act Disclosure of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 5703(2), 5725(a) 120. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 121. Because the video recording of Plaintiff?s electronic communications was unlawful, any disclosure of the recordings by Rivers Casino was necessarily unlawful under 18 5703(2) (prohibiting disclosure of intercepted communications). 122. Thus, the disclosure of the recorded communications, even if disclosed ostensibly in response to the subpoena from Attorney McCurdy and/or Scherer, could not have been a disclosure made lawfully or in good faith, precisely because the recordings were unlawful from the outset. 123. Moreover, the disclosure of the recorded communications in response to the subpoena was not even in compliance with that subpoena given that the subpoena requested video surveillance recordings from September 21 and 22, 2017, while the recordings disclosed by Rivers Casino were made on or about October 28, 2017. 124. In short, the intentional. disclosure of Plaintiffs aforesaid electronic communications by Rivers Casino to McCurdy, Scherer and/or their representatives violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(2). 125. Moreover, Rivers Casino?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs private text messages and email communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard of Plaintiffs rights and privacy. 126. Rivers Casino is itself directly liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs electronic communications because the disclosure arose from the actions, policies, procedures, protocols, customs, directives, habits, and/or instructions of Rivers Casino. 127. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs electronic communications because the disclosure was done by John Doe John Doe and/or other officers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were acting within the scope of their employment with Rivers Casino. 128. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs electronic communications because the disclosure was done by John Doe John Doe and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were under the control of, acting at the direction of, and acting in furtherance of the interests, activities, affairs, and business of, Rivers Casino. 129. As a result of Rivers Casino?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and email communications, McCurdy, Scherer, and/or others were ablew?albeit unlawfully?to read and publish Plaintiffs private communications. 24 130. Rivers Casino?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 1.31. As a result of Rivers Casino?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attomey?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, e. 18 (setting forth damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 3 - Plaintiff v. John Doe #1 Wiretap Act Intercepjion of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 SS 5703(1), 5725(3) 132. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 25 I?t 133. When John Doc #1 used, directed the use of, and/or supervised the use of, Rivers Casino?s surveillance equipment/electronic device(s) in order to view and/or record Plaintist subject text messages and email communications, he thereby intercepted Plaintiff?s electronic communications and consequently violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(1) thereof. 134. John Doe #1?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by intercepting Plaintiff 3 text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful viewing and recordation of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit! in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 135. John Doe #1 ?s interception of Plaintiff 8 private communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard fer Plaintiffs rights and privacy. 136. As a result of John Doe #l?s violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). 26 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 4 - Plaintiff v. John Doc #1 Wiretap Act Disclosure of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 SS 5703(2), 5725(a) 137. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 138. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that John Doe #1 authorized, directed, and/or otherwise intentionally took part in, the disclosure of the recordings of Plaintiffs private text messages and email communications ??the disclosure having been made to Attorney McCurdy, Scherer, and/or their representatives. 139. John Doe #1 ?s intentional disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and email communications, even if done ostensibly in response to the subpoena from Attorney McCurdy and/or Scherer, could not have been a lawful or good-faith disclosure, precisely because the recordings were unlawful from the outset and/or because the recordings of Plaintiff?s private text messages and email communications were outside the dates requested by the subpoena. 140. In short, John Doe #l?s intentional disclosure of Plaintiff?s aforesaid electronic communications violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(2) thereof. 27 141. As a result of John Doe #1?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and email communications, McCurdy, Scherer, and/or others were able?albeit unlawfully??to read and publish Plaintiff?s private communications. 142. John Doe #l?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 143. John Doe #l?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs private communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiffs rights and privacy. 144. As a result of John Doe #1?s violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, l8 (setting forth money damages in private civil suit under the Wiretap Act). I WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. 28 Count 5 - Plaintiff v. John Doe #2 mm Interception of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 5703(1), 5725(a) 145. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 146. Defendant John Doc #2 is and/or was an individual who operated Rivers Casino surveillance equipment and thereby conducted video surveillance and/or video recordation of Plaintiff?s private text messages and email communications on or about October 28, 2017. 147. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs, the intentional actions by John Doe #2 in viewing and/or recording Plaintiff? 3 subject text messages and email communications constituted the interception of electronic communications and violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(1) thereof. 148. John Doe #2?5 aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by intercepting Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful viewing and recordation of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 29 149. John Doe #2?3 unlawful interception of Plaintiffs private communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiffs rights and privacy. 150. As a result of John Doe #2?3 violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attomey?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 6 Plaintiff v. John Doc #3 Wiretap Act Disclosure of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 88 5703(2), 5725(a) 151. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 152. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that John Doc #3 disclosed the video recordings of Plaintiff?s private text messages and email communications to Attorney McCurdy, Scherer, and/or their representatives. 3O 153. For all the reasons discussed in all the foregoing paragraphs, John Doe #3?s intentional disclosure of Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications, even if done ostensibly in response to the subpoena from Attorney McCurdy and/or Scherer, could not have been a lawful or good?faith disclosure, precisely because the recordings were unlawful from the outset and/or because the recordings of Plaintiff?s private text messages and email communications were outside the dates requested by the subpoena. 154. In short, John Doe intentional disclosure of Plaintiff?s aforesaid electronic communications violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(2) thereof. 155. As a result of John Doe #3?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and email communications, McCurdy, Scherer, and/or others were able?albeit unlawfully?to read and publish Plaintiff?s private communications. 156. John Doe #3?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 157. John Doe #3?3 unlawful disclosure of Plaintiff? 3 private communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard of Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 158. As a result of John Doe #3?3 violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: 31 actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, l8 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 7 Plaintiff v. Dennis W. McCurdV Wiretap Act Disclosure of Plaintiff?s Text Messages anti Email Communications 18 $3 5703(2), 5725(3) 159. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 160. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that McCurdy, at some point in 2017, received recordings of the text messages and email communications that Plaintiff sent and/or received on or about October 28, 2017. 161. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that, when McCurdy received the recordings, he viewed them. 162. McCurdy knew or had reason to know that the subject electronic communications had been electronically intercepted by Rivers Casino. 163. Moreover, McCurdy knew that the subpoena he used had requested video recordings for dates other than the recordings he had received from the Casino. 32 164. Additionally, McCurdy knew that he had secured and used the aforesaid subpoena in violation of the Rules of Civil Procedure?speci?cally, by having it served on Rivers Casino without having given notice to the opposing party (Scherer?s wife, Chambers) in the Butler County Family Court litigation. I65. McCurdy thereafter intentionally disclosed Plaintiff's text messages and/or email communications to Scherer. 166. More particularly, despite having used a subpoena in violation of the Rules of Civil Procedure, despite having received copies of video recordings from dates other than the dates he requested in the subpoena, and despite knowing or having reason to know that the video recordings of Plaintiff 3 text messages and email communications consisted of electronic intercepts of electronic communications, Attorney McCurdy nevertheless intentionally disclosed Plaintiff?s text messages and/or email communications to Scherer. 167. McCurdy?s intentional disclosure of the electronic communications violated the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(2) thereof. 168. As a result of McCurdy?s unlawful disclosure of the subject text messages and email communications, Scherer and/or others were able?albeit unlawfully?to read and disclose Plaintiff?s private communications. 169. McCurdy?s aforesaid violation of the Wiretap Act by disclosing Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of 33 enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 170. McCurdy?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs private text messages and email communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 171. As a result of McCurdy?s violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated. damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher, punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Dennis W. McCurdy, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 8 Plaintiff v. Scott E. Scherer Wiretap Act Disclosure of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 5725(a) 172. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 34 173. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that, when Scherer received the recordings or reproductions of Plaintiff 3 text messages and email communications from on or about October 28, 2017, Scherer viewed them. 174. Scherer disclosed Plaintiff?s aforesaid text messages and email communications by sharing them and/or their contents with multiple persons in Allegheny County and/or elsewhere. 175. Scherer?s intentional disclosure of Plaintiff?s electronic communications violated the provisions of the Wiretap Act, including 18 5703(2) thereof. 176. Scherer?s violation of the Wiretap Act by disclosing Plaintiffs text messages and email communications cauSed Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 1.77. Scherer?s unlawful disclosure of Plaintiffs private text messages and email communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, and complete disregard of Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 178. As a result of Scherer?s violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiffis entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Scott E. Scherer, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 9 - Plaintiff v. Scott E. Scherer Wiretap Act Use of Plaintiff?s Text Messages and Email Communications 18 5703(3), 5725(a) 179. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 180. Scherer?s aforesaid disclosure of Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications was done for the purpose of causing Plaintiff severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, and worry. l8]. Scherer thus made intentional, malicious, unlawful use of Plaintiff 3 text messages and email communications. 182. Scherer?s intentional, malicious, unlawful use of Plaintiff?s electronic communications which Scherer knew or had reason to know had been intercepted by surveillance equipment violated the provisions of 18 5703(3) (prohibiting use of unlawfully intercepted communications). 183. Scherer?s violation of the Wiretap Act by using Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications caused Plaintiff to suffer the unlawful disclosure of her private text messages and email communications; the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit. 184. Scherer?s unlawful use of Plaintiff?s private communications was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 185. As a result of Scherer?s violation of the Wiretap Act, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including the following: actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages of $100.00 per day or $1,000.00, whichever is higher; punitive damages; reasonable attorney?s fees; litigation costs reasonably incurred by Plaintiff in this suit; and all other relief allowed by law. See, 18 (setting forth money damages in private civil suits under the Wiretap Act). WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Scott E. Scherer, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 10 Plaintiff v. Holdings Acquisition Co., d/b/a Rivers Casino Invasion of Privacy 186. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 187. As detailed in the earlier paragraphs of this Complaint, Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications involved her private affairs and concerns, some or all of which touched upon sensitive, emotional, and potentially embarrassing matters, including but not limited to her medical issues and her personal relationships. 188. As detailed in the earlier paragraphs of this Complaint, Plaintiff at all times kept her text messages, her email communications, her affairs, and her concerns private and secluded, not sharing them except with the other party(ies) to the text communications and email communications. 189. Plaintiff justi?ably and reasonably expected that her text messages, her email communications, her affairs, and her concerns would not be seen, recorded, or disclosed by Rivers Casino or by anyone else except to the extent that the messages would be seen by the other party(ies) to Plaintiff?s texting and emailing. 190. Rivers Casino?s actions of viewing, recording, and/or disclosing Plaintiff? 5 text communications and email communications constituted an intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns. 191. Rivers Casino?s intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 192. In the foregoing ways, Rivers Casino invaded Plaintiff?s privacy. 193. Rivers Casino is itself directly liable to Plaintiff for the invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy because the invasion resulted from the actions, policies, procedures, protocols, customs, directives, habits, and/or instructions of Rivers Casino. 38 194. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy because the invasion was carried out by John Does and/or other officers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were acting within the scope of their employment with Rivers Casino. 195. Rivers Casino is vicariously liable to Plaintiff for the invasion of Plaintiff? privacy because the invasion arose from the actions of John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino while they were under the control of, acting at the direction of, and acting in furtherance of the interests, activities, affairs, and business of, Rivers Casino. 196. Rivers Casino?s aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 197. Rivers Casino?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 198. As a result of Rivers Casino?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Holdings Acquisition Co., LP. d/b/a Rivers Casino in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. 39 Count 11 Plaintiff v. John Doc #1 Invasion of Privacy 199. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 200. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint, John Doe #1 ?s actions of viewing, recording, and/or disclosing Plaintiff?s text communications and email communications constituted an intrusion upon Plaintiff 5 private affairs and concerns. 201. John Doe #l?s intrusion upon Plaintiff? 3 private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 202. In the foregoing ways, John Doe #1 invaded Plaintiffs privacy. 203. John Doe #l?s aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 204. John Doe #1 ?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 205. As a result of John Doe #l?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. 40 Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 12 - Plaintiff v. John Doe #2 Invasion of Privsgy 206. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 207. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint, John Doe #2?s actions of viewing and/0r recording Plaintiff?s text communications and email communications constituted an intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns. 208. - John Doe #2?5 intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 209. In the foregoing ways, John Doe #2 invaded Plaintiff?s privacy. 210. John Doe #2?3 aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 211.. John Doe #2?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 4] 212. As a result of John Doe #2?8 invasion of Plaintiffs privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doe in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 13 Plaintiff v. John Doe #3 Invasion of Privacy 213. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 214. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint, John Doe #3?5 disclosure of Plaintiff? 5 text messages and email communications constituted an intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns. 215. John Doe intrusion upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 216. In the foregoing ways, John Doe #3 invaded Plaintiff?s privacy. 217. John Doe #3?5 aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 218. John Doe #3?3 invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 42 219. As a result of John Doe #3?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, John Doc in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 14 Plaintiff v. Dennis W. McCurdy Invasion of Privacy 220. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 22]. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint, McCurdy?s disclosure of Plaintiffs text messages and email communications constituted an intrusion upon Plaintiffs private affairs and concerns. 222. McCurdy?s intrusion upon Plaintiff 5 private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 223. [n the foregoing ways, McCurdy invaded Plaintiffs privacy. 224. McCurdy?s aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 225. McCurdy?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 43 226. As a result of invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Dennis W. McCurdy, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 15 Plaintiff v. Scott E. Schercr Invasion of Privacy 227. Plaintiff incorporates by "reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 228. For all the reasons already detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs of this Complaint, Scherer?s disclosure and use of Plaintiff?s text messages and email communications constituted intrusions upon Plaintiff?s private affairs and concerns. 229. Scherer?s intrusion upon Plaintiffs private affairs and concerns was highly offensive to Plaintiff as a reasonable person. 230. In the foregoing ways, Scherer invaded Plaintiff? privacy. 23]. Scherer?s aforesaid invasion of privacy caused Plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, worry, and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rights. 44 232. Scherer?s invasion of Plaintiff privacy was not only intentional but was also so outrageous as to constitute willful, wanton, and reckless conduct, as well as complete disregard for Plaintiffs rights and privacy. 233. As a result of Scherer?s invasion of Plaintiff?s privacy, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Scott E. Scherer, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 16 Plaintiff v. Scott E. Seherer Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 234. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 235. As discussed earlier in this Complaint, the subject text messages and email communications involved private, sensitive matters, including Plaintiff?s medical issues and personal relations. 236. Scherer?s conduct described earlier in this Complaint?119., disclosing Plaintiff?s private text messages, email communications and/or information related thereto, and/or otherwise using the messages, emails and/or related information to harass, belittle, and/or ridicule Plaintiff?was extreme and outrageous. 237. Scherer?s extreme and outrageous conduct was intentional. 45 238. Scherer?s extreme, outrageous, and intentional conduct caused Plaintiff emotional distress. 239. Plaintiff?s emotional distress was and is severe, particularly in light of the private nature of her text messages and email communications. 240. Based on the foregoing paragraphs, Scherer intentionally in?icted severe emotional distress on Plaintiff. 241. As a result of Scherer?s intentional in?iction of severe emotional distress, Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands damages, including compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and all other relief allowed by law. WHEREF ORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Scott E. Scherer, in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. Count 17 Plaintiff v. Holdings Acquisition C0., LP. d/b/a Rivers Casino and John Does Civil Conspiracy 242. Plaintiff incorporates by reference and reiterates each of the foregoing paragraphs. 243. As detailed in all the foregoing paragraphs, Rivers Casino, John Does 3, and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino acted in combination with one another while having the common unlawful purpose of viewing, recording, and/or disclosing Plaintiff?s private text messages and/or email communications in violation of the Wiretap Act and in ways constituting multiple invasions of Plaintiff?s privacy. 46 244. Rivers Casino, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino did, in fact, engage in the overt acts of viewing, recording, and/or disclosing video recordings of Plaintiff?s private text messages and/or email communications. 245. Rivers Casino, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino did all of the foregoing acts intentionally, willfully, wantonly, and recklessly and, in so doing, engaged in outrageous conduct in complete disregard of Plaintiff?s rights and privacy. 246. As a result of the unlawful concerted actions of Rivers Casino, John Does and/or other of?cers, employees, or agents of Rivers Casino, Plaintiff suffered the invasion and loss of her privacy; severe emotional distress; anxiety; embarrassment; humiliation; loss of enjoyment of life; worry; and the need to incur legal fees and costs associated with this suit in order to vindicate her rights and obtain her rightful damage award. 247. Plaintiff is entitled to recover damages, and hereby demands all compensatory damages, punitive damages, litigation costs, interest, and other relief allowed by law. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, Julie Capone, demands judgment against Defendant, Holdings Acquisition Co., L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino and John Does each judgment being in an amount exceeding $35,000.00, the jurisdictional maximum limit for referral to arbitration in Allegheny County. 47 BY: 48 Respectfully submitted, MCKENNA ASSOCIATES, P.C. MARK F. MCKENNA, ESQUIRE Attorneys for Plaintiff II CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I certify that this ?ling complies with the provisions of the Public Access Policy of the Umf ed Judicial System of Case Records offhe Appellate and Trial Courts that require ?ling con?dential information and documents differently than non- con?dential information and documents. Submittedb- 333513}. McKenna-' 1je. I Natne: Mark McKenna Attorney No. (if applicable): 30297 Rev. 09/2017; VERIFICATION I am the Plaintiff in this matter and am represented by counsel. I have furnished to my counsel factual information upon which the foregoing Complaint in Civil Action is based. To the extent that it is based on the factual information provided to counsel, I verify that those facts are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. However, the language is that of counsel and, to the extent that it goes beyond the factual information, which I have provided to counsel, I have relied upon counsel in making this veri?cation. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. 4904, relating to unsworn falsi?cation to authorities. DATE: WW CAPONE 20?Homm ZOHHOMUJ CU Supreme ?Egg-Raw CW on Coun/o?CommomPleas For Protlionotary Use Only: 3? 1 Docket No: County The information collected on this form is used solely for court administration purposes. 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