Blesy v. Kustom Signals

Plaintiffs purported to bring this action on behalf of a nationwide class of police officers who allegedly used traffic radar systems manufactured by four manufacturers.  The firm represented a radar gun manufacturer against a potential class of all police officers in the U.S. ever exposed to radar speed detection equipment.  The officers complained that their retinal, testicular, and other myelomas were a result of their exposure to the equipment.  We succeeded in having the class action dismissed prior to the certification stage, on the basis that the claim for medical monitoring for increased risk of future injuries to the police officers did not meet the "injury-in-fact" requirement under Illinois Law.  The plaintiffs appealed, but the appellate court affirmed the decision and refused to extend the standards for the manifestations of the injuries.