Warning Labels and FCC Regulations: The New Legal and Business Frontier for Cell Phone Manufacturers

Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................151 I. Establishing Liability: The Present Options for Civil Litigation Against Cell Phone Manufacturers... ....................... 152 A. What Must a Litigant Prove to Recover? . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 152 B. Causation: Satisfying the Daubert Standard for Expert Testimony ................................... ..... 153 C. Duty to Warn: The Effect of FCC Regulation on Liability After Pinney and Murray ...................... ....... 154 II. Possible Business Solutions for Cell phone Manufacturers .... ...... 158 A. Manufacturers Should Voluntarily Incorporate Warning Labels into Packaging ......................... ...... 158 B. Manufacturers Should Invest Heavily in R&D to Combat These Developing Issues.............. ................... 160 Conclusion ........................................................ 161