LG Chem Must Face Battery Injury Lawsuit in South Carolina

LG Chem Ltd., the South Korean conglomerate that has fought jurisdiction across the U.S. in numerous suits involving battery injuries, must face suit in a South Carolina court by a man who alleges he suffered severe burns, a trial court in the state said Tuesday.

Eric Chase Williamson alleges he suffered second- and third-degree burns when a lithium-ion battery he purchased from Pirate’s Cove Vapor Lounge in South Carolina exploded in his pocket.

LG Chem has sufficient contacts with the state such that exercising specific personal jurisdiction over the South Korean entity wouldn’t defeat the fairness considerations of due ...