Man sues Motorola over wireless Bluetooth
headsets
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By Rob Squires: Friday 20 October 2006, 09:29
A CALIFORNIA man who says the cell phone maker knew its wireless
Bluetooth headsets could damage users' hearing is suing
Motorola.
Martin Alpert, who filed his suit in U.S. District Court in
Chicago, said that despite Motorola's knowledge that its Bluetooth
headsets could cause "serious hearing loss," the company failed to
warn customers, Crain's Chicago Business reported Thursday.
The Illinois cell phone maker 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.
Alpert's lawyers are seeking class-action status
for his suit.
