Woman Sues Motorola and Nextel for Injuries Allegedly Caused by Cell Phone Charger

According to an article in today’s Virginian-Pilot, a Knotts Island woman filed a $15 million suit in federal court this week against Motorola and Nextel, alleging that the negligent and careless design of a cell phone charger caused her to become blind in one eye. Specifically, "[the plaintiff] says . . . that she was blinded in her right eye after being struck by the phone jack and suffered other physical pain and mental anguish as a result." The article provides additional details about the suit:

On Sept. 7 [of 2005], while she was using the phone, “the coil cord of the car charger suddenly, precipitously and without warning, recoiled and otherwise snapped back, striking at and into the plaintiff's face and eye, hitting her in the right eye with the phone jack,” the lawsuit says.
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The suit says that the packaging of the phone and charger should have included warnings that “serious injury could result from the use of such car chargers” and that “safety glasses should be worn when using such car chargers.” The warnings should also indicate that “a tight hold should always be kept on the car charger cord to avoid injury,” the suit states.