Murray v. Motorola, Inc.

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether federal law preempts any or all of plaintiffs’/appellants’ numerous causes of action for damages against a group of cellular-telephone manufacturers, distributors, promoters, sellers, service providers, industry associations, and standards-setting entities. The Superior Court ruled that all of the claims are barred on the basis of both express and implied federal preemption. For the reasons that follow, although we find no express preemption, we conclude that federal law does impliedly preempt plaintiffs’ claims insofar as…