Apple, Samsung Duping Public on RF Phone Safety, Says 2nd Complaint

The same trio of lawyers brought a second complaint in under three weeks (see 1908260018) alleging Apple and Samsung are duping the public into believing their smartphones are safe. Recent testing found “the potential exposure for an owner carrying the phone in a pants or shirt pocket” was well over FCC RF emissions limits, but Apple and Samsung “hide this information from the public,” said the complaint (in Pacer) Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose seeking class-action status. Both companies “intentionally misrepresented” the safety of their phones by assuring the public they had been “adequately tested” and were good to carry in “close proximity” to the body despite knowing RF exposure “was linked to cancer and other health risks,” it said. “Even when repeatedly faced with a wealth of warnings from scientists and the dangers associated with RF exposure from smartphones,” Apple and Samsung “make no effort to protect or warn current or prospective owners” of the health risks, it said. The complaint seeks restitution and other money damage for the profits Apple and Samsung made through their allegedly fraudulent behavior, plus an order demanding they pay the costs of health monitoring. Neither company commented Thursday.