$530,000 Lawsuit Ensues From Use of Wireless Router and Other Common Technology

A few weeks ago an interesting article was posted in the  Chicago Tribune.

Arthur Firstenberg claims that he has been plagued by electromagnetic dis- ease for decades.  What was his solution?  Moving to Sante Fe, NM into a home that was basically hidden away from the radio/micro waves that he claims nauseate him.

Then the trouble began in the form of his new neighbor Raphaela Monribot, or more specifically her common use of an iPhone, laptop computer, wireless router and yes, dimmer switches.

Firstenberg asked for her to remove these devices due to the ailment symptoms that had suddenly returned including “waves of nausea, vertigo, body aches, dizziness, heart arrhythmia and insomnia”.

in state district court, seeking $530,000 in damages and an injunction to force her to turn off the electronics.MonribotSo he sued

to limit her use of the devices. “I asked her to work with me,” he said. “Basically, she refused.” Monribot, 59, wanted Raphaela Firstenberg

 Additionally the article noted:

Nearly 400 people signed an online petition that Firstenberg helped organize against plans to add Wi-Fi antennas around town. The City Council postponed the project last month.

Dr. Erica Elliott, who treated Firstenberg and testified at a hearing on a preliminary injunction, said she signed the wireless petition because she’s convinced electromagnetic hypersensitivity is a real disorder that may affect the nervous system.

 I wonder what all of the microwaves and radio waves from technology & communication devices are actually doing to us on a cellular level.  I guess we will find out in another 20 to 30 years what the effects of sustained exposure to them was, since as of right now, we are guinea pigs in the human trials.