Dear Supporters,

On September 16, 2025, the United States District Court - Eastern District of California, ruled against us in my lawsuit to compel the FDA and NHTSA to establish a liaison to test and evaluate LED headlights.

https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sept-2025-Decision.pdf

In summary, the court ruled that while I had standing to sue due to injuries suffered from exposure to LED headlights, I did not have authority to compel the FDA to act.

Quote: "Contrary to Plaintiff’s reading, 21 U.S.C. § 360ii(a)(6)(A) does not contain a discrete, mandatory directive for FDA to act with respect to any specific type of radiation-emitting product, such as LED lights generally or LED headlamps specifically."

The court essentially stated that the FDA is free to ignore all electronic products, if the FDA so chooses.  In other words, the court implies that the FDA has no accountability to Congress or the public.

On September 18, 2025, the Senate confirmed Jonathan Morrison as the new Administrator for NHTSA.  I encourage all of our supporters to contact their Representative in Congress and request that a Congressional committee hold a hearing with Mr. Morrison so that members of Congress can explicitly request that Mr. Morrison take action to solve the blinding LED headlights issue.

Sincerely,

Mark Baker
President
Soft Lights Foundation
www.softlights.org
mbaker@softlights.org
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