Texas Supreme Court Questions Battery Maker On Jurisdiction In Exploding Vape Case

Mealey's (March 29, 2023, 1:13 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court during oral arguments questioned a Korean battery-maker and its U.S. subsidiary about their argument that a trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over them in a personal injury lawsuit brought by a man who was burned after a battery they manufactured exploded in his e-cigarette device, which the man’s counsel argues was a “foreseeable” use of the product....