Group sues feds to release info on phone use in traffic deaths

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A consumer group founded by Ralph Nader is suing the federal government to force officials to release a study on whether cell phone use was causing traffic deaths.

In a lawsuit filed last week in D.C. federal court, the Center for Auto Safety is accusing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of illegally withholding data on the number of traffic deaths linked to cell phone use.

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