ILLINOIS MAN'S CELL-PHONE SUIT ISN'T PREEMPTED, COURT RULES.

From: Liability & Insurance Week | Date: January 26, 2004 | Copyright information

An Illinois man suing a cell-phone company over extra charges may have his lawsuit heard in state court, where he wanted it in the first place, the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 22.

"Because the claims were properly before the state court and are not preempted" by the Federal Communications Act, Judge Ilana Diamond Rover wrote for the three-judge panel in James J. Fedor v. Cingular Wireless Corp. (02-3332), the case is to be remanded.

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