LG Chem Missouri Battery Sale Denials Fail to Halt Vaper’s Suit

An injured Missouri man may proceed with his suit against LG Chem Ltd. over an alleged e-cigarette battery explosion because the South Korea-based company fell short in fighting jurisdiction in his case, a federal court in the state ruled.

An LG Chem sales representative’s “carefully crafted statements” didn’t eliminate the possibility of a supply chain in which LG Chem served a consumer market for 18650 lithium-ion batteries in Missouri, Judge Stephen R. Clark said Thursday for the court.

LG Chem has contested jurisdiction across the U.S. in numerous suits alleging its batteries caused burn injuries to electronic cigarette users, with ...