Litigation
Sep. 23, 2015
City of Berkeley notches win fight over cell phone radiation ordinance
District Judge Edward M. Chen largely denied the industry's motion for preliminary injunction, which would have blocked a city ordinance that requires cell phone makers to tell shoppers that holding a cell phone close to the body may expose them to unsafe levels of radio frequency radiation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Berkeley beat back the cell phone industry in federal court on Monday in a tussle over warning consumers about the risks of radiation exposure.
District Judge Edward M. Chen largely denied the industry's motion for preliminary injunction, which would have blocked a city ordinance that requires cell phone makers to tell shoppers that holding a cell phone ...
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