EMF Legislation and Litigation

Legislation

• Telecommunications Act of 1996
• City of Santa Fe Drafts Telecommunications Ordinance
• Children's Electromagnetic Field Risk Reduction Act
  Hon. George Miller of California in the House of Representatives.
• New Jersey Regulations Governing Magnetic Fields From Electric Power Transmission Lines

Litigation - Recent Cases

California

• Covalt v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
  • San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior Court
• Ford v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company
• Muir v. Southern California Edison Company
• Johsz et al. v. Southern California Edison Company
• Younkin and Maiona v. Southern California Edison Company
• Pacific Gas & Electric EMF Suit Dropped
• Jess v. Transmission Agency of Northern California
• Fund for the Environment v. California PUC

Connecticut

• Bullock v. Northeast Utilities
• Walston v. Northeast Utilities and Connecticut Light and Power Company
• Town of Fairfield et al. v. Connecticut Siting Council et al.
• Piccolo v. The Connecticut Light & Power Company
• Prescott v. Northeast Utilities

Florida

• H. David Reynard, Jr. et al. v. NEC Corp., et al.
• Glazer v. Florida Power & Light
• Brevard County v. Florida Power & Light Co.

Georgia

• Jordan v. Georgia Power Co. et al.
• Ward v. Motorola

Hawaii

• In the Matter of the Application of Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc., No. 18156

Illinois

• Wright v. Motorola, Inc. et al.
• Blesy v. Kustom Signals Inc., MPH Industries Inc. and Decatur Electronics Inc.
• Busse v. Motorola, Inc.
• Hoffman v. Motorola et al.
• Schiffner v. Motorola
• Verb v. Motorola
• Thornber v. Village of North Barrington

Indiana

• Runge v. Indiana-Michigan Power Company

Michigan

• Jury: Consumers Power Co. Liable for Stray Voltage Damage to Dairy Herd--Utility Will Appeal

Mississippi

• Wheeler v. Kustom Signals, Inc.

Nevada

• Pardee Construction Co. of Nevada v. Nevada Power Co.

New Hampshire

• Hudson v. Farm Family Mutual Insurance Co.

New Jersey

• Altoonian v. Atlantic Electric Company
• Smart SMR of New York Inc. v. Borough of Fair Lawn Board of Adjustment

New Mexico

• Western PCS II Corp v. Extraterritorial Zoning Authority

New York

• Vaughters v. Consolidated Edison Company
• Heinemeyer v. State of New York
• Reiss v. Consolidated Edison Company
• AT & T Wireless Services v. Town of Oyster Bay
• Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile v. Town of Oyster Bay
• Countryman v. Schmitt
• Garcia v. Town of Moreau Zoning Board of Appeals

North Carolina

• Hill v. Pitt & Greene Electric Membership Corporation et al.

Ohio

• Vessels v. Kustom Signals et al.

Oregon

• People of Wise Energy Regulation v. Central Lincoln Public Utility District et al.

Pennsylvania

• Fretz v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Texas

• Bicki v. Houston Lighting & Power Company et al. and Electric Power Research Institute
• Giraldo v. Kustom Signals, Inc.
• Rittman v. Motorola, Inc.

Virginia

• Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Dolzer
• Chappell v. Kustom Signals

Washington

• In re Sprint Spectrum
• Sprint Spectrum, L.P. v. City of Medina

Wisconson

• Daggett v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
• Penterman v. Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

• British Families' Legal Aid Restored in EMF Suit