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Judge Hangs Up On Cell Phone Hazard Suit

Law360, New York (September 08, 2008) -- A federal judge has thrown out a putative class action accusing a spate of cellular phone manufacturers of participating in a conspiracy to market cell phones while suppressing knowledge of the adverse biological effects and health risks allegedly posed by radio frequency emissions.

The Sept. 2 ruling by Judge John R. Padova of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the state law claims contained in plaintiff Francis...

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