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Friday, April 26, 2024 | Back issues
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Exploding vape

EL PASO, Texas — A Texas appeals court reversed a state court’s decision to not exercise jurisdiction over the South Korean manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells that were in a Texas smoker’s vaping device when it exploded in his pocket, causing severe burns. “Texas has great interest in exercising jurisdiction over those who commit torts in the state.”

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Consumers, Personal Injury

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