IN RE WIRELESS TELEPHONE RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS

No. MDL 1421. CIV.A. 01-MD-1421.

216 F.Supp.2d 474 (2002)

In re WIRELESS TELEPHONE RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION Pinney, et al. v. Nokia, et al. (D.Md.) Farina v. Nokia, et al. (E.D.Pa.) Gilliam, et. al. v. Nokia, Inc., et. al. (S.D.N.Y.) Gimpelson v. Nokia, Inc., et. al. (N.D.Ga.) Naquin, et. al. v. Nokia, Inc., et al. (E.D.La.)

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

June 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Thomas Howell, Howell & Gately, Baltimore, MD, for J. Douglas Pinney.

H. Thomas Howell, Howell & Gately, Baltimore, MD, H. Russell Smouse, Peter G. Angelos, John A. Pica, Jr., Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, Baltimore, MD, for Patricia S. Colonell.

H. Russell Smouse, Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, Baltimore, MD, for Francis J. Farina, Garrett J. Naquin.

H. Russell Smouse, Peter G. Angelos, John C.M. Angelos, John A. Pica, Jr., Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, Baltimore, MD, for Crystall Gilliam, Dimitri Mack.

Michael Weinstock, Weinstock and Scavo PC, Atlanta, GA, for Riedy Gimpelson.

Burton Finkelstein, Tracy Diana Rezvani, Richard Maxwell Volin, Finkelstein Thompson and Loughran, Washington, DC, for Sarah Dahlgren.

Carl B. Hilliard, Jr., Law Offices of Carl B. Hilliard, Jr., Del Mar, CA, Adam Gonnello, Farugi and Farugi, New York, NY, for Gibb Power, Kim Brower.

John B. Isbister, Tydings and Rosenberg, LLP, Baltimore, MD, Steven M. Zager, Austin Tighe, Brobeck Phleger and Harrison LLP, Austin, TX, for Nokia, Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

James P. Ulwick, Kramon and Graham, Baltimore, MD, Brian P. Quirk, James B. Irwin, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart and Moore, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for NEC America, Inc.

Gregg L. Bernstein, Denis J. Charlesworth, Martin Snyder and Bernstein, PA, Baltimore, MD, David T. Moran, Charles L. Babcock, Ryan C. Wirtz, Jackson Walker, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Ericsson Wireless Communications, Inc.

Paul S. Schleifman, Shook Hardy and Bacon, LLP, Washington, DC, J. Stan Sexton, Michael D. Moeller, Shook Hardy and Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO, for Sprint PCS Ltd. Partnership.

Mark H. Kolman, Leslie R. Cohen, Dickstein Shapiro Morin and Oshinsky LLP, Washington, DC, for Audiovox Communications Corp.

Sheila L. Birnbaum, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, LLP, New York, NY, Patrick R. Buckler, Baltimore, MD, Edward M. Crane, David L. Hanselman, Jr., Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, Chicago, IL, Ronald M. Cherry, Law Offices of Ronald M. Cherry, Towson, MD, for Nextel Communications, Inc.

Paul D. Krause, Laura Nachowitz Steel, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC, for Matsushita Corp. of America.

Raymond B. Biagini, Ray M. Aragon, McKenna Loing and Aldridge LLP, Washington, DC, for Philips Electronic North America Corp.

George C. Doub, Jr., William H. Murphy, Jr., George C. Doub, III, William H. Murphy, III, George C. Doub, PC, Baltimore, MD, Francis A. Citera, Greenberg Traurig, PC, Chicago, IL, for Qualcomm Inc., Sony Electronics, Inc.

Paul D. Krause, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker, LLP, Washington, DC, Andrew M. Winick, Brown Diffenderffer and Kearney, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Sanyo North America, Inc.

Antonia B. Ianniello, Stephen Anthony Fennell, Thomas M. Barba, Jennifer Quinn Barabanov, Mark F. Horning, Stewart A. Baker, Steptoe and Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC, for AT&T Corp.

Paul F. Strain, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, MD, M. King Hill, III, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Towson, MD, Laura Owens, Jane Fugate Thorpe, Scott Elder, Alston and Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Verizon Maryland, Inc.

John Henry Lewin, Jr., Paul F. Strain, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, MD, M. King Hill, III, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Towson, MD, Laura Owens, Jane Fugate Thorpe, Scott Elder, Alston and Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for VeriOn Communications, Inc., Verizon Wireless.

John Henry Lewin, Jr., Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, MD, M. King Hill, III, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Towson, MD, Laura Owens, Jane Fugate Thorpe, Scott Elder, Alston and Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Biran Brooks, O'Melveny and Myers, LLP, Washington, DC, for Cellco Partnership.

Thomas C. Watson, Curtis S. Renner, Watson and Renner, Washington, DC, for Cingular Wireless, LLC, Cingular Wireless.

Richard Alan Dean, Arter and Hadden, LLP, Washington, DC, Charles L. Perry, Arter and Hadden, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Cellular One Group.

Charles P. Goodell, Jr., James A. Frederick, Goodell DeVries Leech and Dann, LLP, Baltimore, MD, Eugene A. Schoon, Tamar B. Kelber, James W. Mizgala, Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, Chicago, IL, for Voicestream Wireless Corp.

John J. Nagle, III, Winn C. Friddell, Bodie Nagle Dolina Smith and Hobbs, PA, Towson, MD, Elwood E. Swam, Hampstead, MD, for C.E.I., Inc.

Maureen E. Murphy, Murphy and Murphy, Baltimore, MD, for Baltimore Business Communications, Inc.

Seamus C. Duffy, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, P.H., Philadelphia, PA, for Comcast/Metrophone.

John A. Stewart, Jr., Hulse and Wanek, New Orleans, LA, Mark J. Jeansonne, Milling Benson Woodward, New Orleans, LA, for Radiofone.

Michael E. Yaggy, Kenneth L. Thompson, Anthony Michael Conti, Piper Rudnick, LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Motorola, Inc.

Colleen A. Hartman, Daniel S. Reinhardt, Steven J. Hewitson, Troutman Sanders, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Southern Telecom, Inc.

Eugene A. Schoon, Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, Chicago, IL, for Powertel, Inc., Powertel PCS, Inc., Powertel/Atlanta, Inc.

William D. Barwick, Elizabeth W. Boswell, James A. Orr, Alana Black Zielinski, Sutherland Asbill and Brennan, LLP, Atlanta, GA, Alexander X. Jackins, Washington, DC, for MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.

Kevin B. Getzendanner, Matthew T. Covell, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Mitsubishi wireless Communications Inc.

Paul F. Strain, Venable Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, MD, Jane Fugate Thorpe, Alston and Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, John Beisner, O'Melveny and Myers, LLP, Washington, DC, for Verizon Communications, Inc.

Steven M. Laduzinsky, Scott A. Hanfling, Kane Laduzinsky and Mendoza, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Ass'n.

Ralph A. Taylor, Jr., Bruce Kenneth Trauben, Dorsey and Whitney, LLP, Washington, DC, for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.


MEMORANDUM

BLAKE, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this multidistrict litigation have brought five class actions against defendants in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, and Louisiana. Each count of each complaint is brought, on its face, under state statutory or common law.1 Asserting federal jurisdiction under several theories, the defendants filed notices of removal under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) in...

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