Tech ArticlesScientists are still divided on the long-term effects -- if any -- of cell phone radiation. But that's no reason to keep the lawsuits from flying according to the Supreme Court.
Five class-action lawsuits, originally filed in state courts, were recently dismissed by a U.S. district court judge. That was before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that ruling and allowed the lawsuits to continue. This led to an unsuccessful attempt at an appeal before the Supreme Court yesterday by leading companies in the cellular industry.
This sends these cases back to the five states they came from.
Kenneth Starr (yes, that Kenneth Starr), who argued on behalf of the manufacturers before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, has not commented on this update. However, his statement after that appeal likely sums up the primary dispute in these cases.
Whether these cases are heard in state or federal court, we are confident that the courts will find, as the scientific community has found, that wireless phones cause no adverse health effects.
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