Dive Summary:

• Judge John Z. Lee dismissed a lawsuit Friday against the city of Naperville, Ill., over its smart meter program.
• The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group filed their federal suit in December 2011, citing healthy, safety, privacy and security concerns, and they plan to file a revised lawsuit within 14 days.
• Lee stated in his opinion that the city had taken proper precautions with customer data and that he did not believe the group proved that smart meter radio frequencies were harming people.

From the article:

"... Judge John Z. Lee questioned both sides about the case for about two hours in September and issued a 24-page written decision Friday that dismisses the claims. In the opinion, he writes the smart meter opponents did not exhaust all state remedies for their claims and did not prove radio frequency from the meters is actually harming people. He also found the city has precautions in place to keep customer data from being disclosed without their consent and rejected the claim the city will collect personal details about customers' lives. ..."