Judge Orders Jurisdictional Discovery In Exploding Vape Claims Against Battery Maker

Mealey's (March 30, 2022, 2:01 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A Michigan federal judge on March 25 dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction the American subsidiary of a South Korean battery maker from a product liability case brought by a man who was severely burned when a battery for his e-cigarette device exploded in his pocket but declined to dismiss claims against the South Korean parent and instead ordered further jurisdictional discovery....