Cell Phone Lawsuits- Long term effects.
I first heard of the negative health effects of cell phones when I was in Europe FOUR years ago.(some of the early research was in Italy). Of course the companies in the U.S. disputed that with their "own" research.
Europeans were into cell phones on a massive scale long before their U.S. compatriates. The research was started long before also. There is research into the effects on the eyes, brain, ear etc. And none of it good.
Expect the research from the cell phone companies to try and refute the hazard findings. After all...huge money is involved.
What you can do: Various earphones, and headsets are available for purchase. I got mine at Radio Shack. I suggest if you don't have a pair to get them. Be prepared for the telecom industry to now rush out and refute the huge amount of research that has shown these serious health effects.
I think that these companies across the board can suffer in the future the huge lawsuits as the tobacco companies.
Article follows for those of you who have not seen it. Joyce
Motorola, Other Cell-Phone Makers Sued Over Safety, Paper Says
Philadelphia, April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Motorola Inc. and 21 other companies are accused in a Pennsylvania lawsuit of making and selling cellular-phones while knowing that the devices may pose health risks, the Philadelphia Inquirer said.
Francis Farina's suit, filed yesterday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, seeks class-action status, the paper said. Farina, an accountant and lawyer, is represented by Kenneth Jacobsen, who has teamed with Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos on similar suits in Maryland, New Jersey and New York.
The suit claims that cell phones emit radiation and may impair neurological function, cause chromosome damage and lead to other health problems, the paper said. It alleges that the companies are negligent because they don't sell cell phones with headsets, which might reduce the brain's exposure to radiation.
Other defendants named include cell-phone makers Nokia Oyj, NEC America and Ericsson Wireless Inc., and phone carriers Verizon Communications Inc., Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc., the paper said.
Companies that sell cellular phones and services maintain that there's no evidence the devices are harmful.
(Philadelphia Inquirer 4-21 C1)
Apr/21/2001 16:17 ET |
