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Product Liability

Apr. 25, 2017

Divided 9th Circuit sides with Berkeley in fight against cell phone industry

Berkeley passed a 2015 ordinance that required retailers to provide prospective cell phone customers written notice about "radio-frequency emissions" generated by mobile phones.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided Friday with the city of Berkeley in its effort to force the cell phone industry to warn consumers about exposure to radiation.

A 2015 Berkeley ordinance required retailers to provide prospective cell phone customers written notice about "radio-frequency emissions" generated by mobile phones. The Federal...

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