Abraham, Watkins, Nichols Sorrels, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner represented Zapata. What causes a vape battery to 'explode' So the correct term for a battery exploding is venting. LG Chem was represented by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. Justices Kevin Jewell and Frances Bourliot were also part of the panel.There is no indication that the presence of Zapata’s battery in Texas was the result of purposeful availment by LG Chem as opposed to an unauthorized act by a third party, the court said. Zapata’s attempt to distinguish his case-presenting US Customs and Border Protection spreadsheets that Zapata alleged showed shipments of LG Chem products throughout Texas-was for naught because the court determined this evidence was also inadmissible hearsay.The court ruled this evidence was hearsay, meaning information received from a third party that the court can’t adequately substantiate. Lithium-ion batteries are generally very safe to use. Evidence from Zapata included a printout map of Stanley Black & Decker and LG Electronics locations, an printout allegedly from Stanley Black’s website, and a white paper on lithium-ion battery technology. Explosions and fires arising from electronic cigarettes are largely due to the batteries they contain.The case isn’t significantly different from two other cases involving LG the court has previously ruled on, so it must follow precedent, Justice Jerry Zimmerer said.There was no evidence that Zapata’s claims arise from LG Chem’s sale of its batteries in Texas to Stanley Black & Decker or Hewlett Packard, it said. He alleged LG Chem designed, made, or marketed the battery, which he bought from a vape shop in Highlands, Texas.īut specific jurisdiction requires that the plaintiff’s claim arise from activities which the manufacturer or distributor did to serve the Texas market, the Texas Court of Appeals, Fourteenth District said. alleging that he was badly burned when his e-cigarette’s lithium-ion battery exploded and caught fire in his pants pocket. Javier Zapata sued LG Chem and its US subsidiary LG Chem America Inc. escaped a man’s personal injury lawsuit over an allegedly exploding vaping device, after a Texas appeals court ruled Tuesday that there isn’t a substantial connection between the claims and the South Korean company’s contacts in the state. Obviously, it's happening more than people think it is,” said Melody Petty.LG Chem Ltd. When a lithium-ion battery in an e-cigarette or vape pen fails, the shape and construction of the devices can make them behave like flaming rockets, according to The U.S. Now he and the rest of his family said they done with vaping and they want this to be a warning to others about how dangerous these batteries can be. “I've heard if you do certain things with the mod, tweak it, it could blow up, but we didn't do that, we were just normal people doing the normal vaping,” said Petty. In comparison, vape batteries come in a metal cylinder that is weakest on its ends. They are much more likely to explode than the batteries in your phone or laptop, which are enclosed in a hard plastic case. Petty said he has heard about vapes exploding, but thought it happened under unusual circumstances. Vape battery explosions are constructed and used much differently from lithium-ion batteries in other handheld electronic devices. “There was residue from sparks on the ceiling of the bedroom, burn marks in the carpet,” said Wall. Wall said then he made sure the fire didn't spread to the rest of the house. Wall said he cut the rest of his pants off and tried to keep him calm until paramedics arrived. “When I went into the house, I saw my brother-in-law white as a ghost, his pants leg burned off, his hand burned pretty badly and he was going into shock,” said Neal Wall. Her brother-n-law, who is a Chattahoochee Hills Volunteer Firefighter was the first one to respond.
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