Having to sleep in a Faraday cage, Minnesota couple threatens ATC, T-Mobile and AT&T with a lawsuit

In Featured News by Wireless Estimator / February 29, 2024



A Minnesota woman claims that LTE wasn’t a problem for her health for about 11 years, but after T-Mobile and AT&T upgraded to 5G on a tower over 1,300 feet away from her home, it resulted in her getting 51 strokes. On her behalf, the Children’s Health Defence is threatening the carriers with a lawsuit if they and American Tower can’t meet their demands. A leading RF expert, Lawrence Behr, disagrees with their assertions, especially a consultant’s report.

In 2008, Marcia and Jason Haller moved into their newly constructed home with an oversized free-standing garage in a peaceful setting in a rural area just north of Duluth, Minnesota. Within months, Minnesota Tower, Inc. erected a 295-foot guyed tower on leased land approximately 1,300 feet from Haller’s home, which was approved for construction by the FCC in 2007.



Marcia and Jason Haller sleep in a tiny room just large enough for their two small beds with no power and no windows — just a foil-faced black box that they are convinced is blocking harmful EMR. Sleeping out in their garage isn’t convenient, though. “There’s no bathroom in the garage,” Marcia said. “So if I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I have to leave the garage, go outside, come in the house.” She also now wears a metal-lined baseball cap in her home to mitigate her symptoms, she said in an interview with Suzanne Burdick, PH.D. in The Defender.

Although trees surround the structure from most viewpoints, it was a welcomed addition to homeowners who did not have reliable mobile service since there wasn’t a cell tower within 10 miles or more of Haller’s home. ... SpectraSite acquired the cell tower, and the company was then merged with American Tower Corp., which leases space to its tenants, T-Mobile and AT&T.

However, now the Hallers want the tower removed since they allege it is causing severe health issues for Marcia following a recent 5G upgrade. ... She says she has suffered from 51 strokes, vision and hearing loss, chronic fatigue, and cognitive impairment due to radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure.

Marcia, supported by Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless program, plans to sue the companies under the Americans with Disability Act, demanding reasonable accommodation to mitigate the impact of RF radiation. ... This legal move is part of CHD’s strategy to challenge the “RF radiation is safe” narrative and push for stronger federal regulation.

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