RF Radiation Defendants Seek More Time for Briefs on Discovery Request

The defendants in a cellphone RF radiation lawsuit seek a deadline extension to Jan. 13 on the plaintiffs’ request for leave to conduct discovery as they prepare to defend against the defendants’ motion to dismiss on grounds that the case is preempted by federal law (see 2211040044), said an unopposed motion Friday (docket 2:21-cv-00923) in U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana in Lake Charles. The briefs were originally due Dec. 5. The April 2021 complaint argues the cellphone industry worked to suppress information showing many cellphones don’t comply with the FCC’s specific absorption rate limitations for how much RF radiation is absorbed by phone users, and says this led to Frank Walker’s death from brain cancer. Walker’s surviving wife and two sons are the plaintiffs in the case.