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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedMotorola sued over Bluetooth headset; California man alleges company failed to warn of potential dangers.(News)
RCR Wireless News, October, 2006
Byline: BRANDON GLENN A California man is suing Motorola Inc., alleging the cellular phone maker knew its wireless Bluetooth headsets could cause "serious hearing loss'' and failed to warn customer of the potential dangers. The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed earlier this month in U.S.
District Court in Chicago. Motorola, which according to a recent Strategy Analytics report is the world's leading Bluetooth headset provider, had "actual and constructive knowledge'' that its headsets "posed a serious risk of harm to consumers from noise-induced hearing loss during the headsets' normal and intended use,'' the suit alleges. A Motorola spokeswoman declined to comment earlier this month on the pending litigation. The...
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