Mealey's (July 29, 2022, 1:02 PM EDT) -- GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas federal judge on July 26 dismissed without prejudice a man’s product liability claims against a South Korean battery manufacturer for severe burns he sustained after his e-cigarette vape exploded in his pocket, finding that Samsung sold batteries only to authorized manufacturers in Texas and did not intend its lithium-ion batteries to be sold for use in vape devices....