UCL Claim Against Apple For IPhone Radiation Is Preempted, 9th Circuit Says

Mealey's (August 30, 2022, 12:01 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 26 affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Apple Inc. on putative class claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the radiofrequency (RF) radiation its iPhones emit, finding the plaintiffs’ claims preempted by federal RF regulations....