Apple, Samsung dumbfounded by novel class action certification for alleged phone radiation harm

By Ahmad Hathout Apple and Samsung, the two largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, are expressing befuddlement that the Quebec Court of Appeal would uphold the authorization of a class of plaintiffs to take the companies to court for punitive damages for what they describe as unfounded claims of health-related harm associated with the emissions of radio frequencies (RF) from cellphones. The class authorization, which the companies are calling a first in Canada, creates a disastrous precedent involving the approval of classes seeking damages for mere allegations of an intentional violation of Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA) with no harm...