(January 24, 2018, 12:57 PM EST) -- ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man who was injured after his vaporizer exploded while he was using it filed suit Jan. 5 in a New York state court against the store that sold the vaporizer to him, claiming that the store should have known the product was defective and that there was a possibility it could have exploded while he was using it (Owen Atkisson v. Village Vape Or Smoke Inc., No. E2018000130, N.Y. Sup. Monroe Co.).

(Complaint available.  Document #04-180221-002C.)

Owen Atkisson filed suit in the...