Judge Finds Collateral Estoppel Bars 2nd Complaint For Exploding Vape Injuries

Mealey's (June 17, 2022, 1:19 PM EDT) -- TYLER, Texas — A Texas federal judge on June 16 dismissed a man’s second lawsuit against a Korean battery-maker for injuries he sustained after a battery in his e-cigarette vape device exploded, finding that collateral estoppel bars his claims and that recent U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court precedent does not alter the court’s lack of jurisdiction....