Apple Takes Aim at CHD’s Arguments in Cellphone Radiation Case, by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.

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In its latest effort to keep a cellphone radiation case from heading to the U.S. Supreme Court, Apple tried to poke holes in arguments submitted to the Supreme Court by Children’s Health Defense for why unelected federal bureaucrats cannot override state health and safety law.

By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., Children’s Health Defense, April 24, 2023

Apple wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of a lawsuit that would decide if the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) cellphone radiation guidelines preempt state safety and health laws.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Andrew Cohen et al. v. Apple Inc., allege that Apple’s iPhone emitted radiofrequency (RF) radiation that regularly exceeded the federal exposure limit and that Apple violated state health and safety law by failing to warn consumers about the health and safety risks of holding the device close to the body.

However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Aug. 26, 2022, ruled the plaintiffs’ claims were invalid because the FCC’s federal guidance “impliedly preempted” state health and safety law. …

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