Sha Ent LLC, a retailer that allegedly sold a vaper an e-cigarette battery with inadequate explosion warnings, will escape a lawsuit before trial, because a change in Oklahoma law limited sellers’ liablity, a federal court in the state ruled.
A 2014 statute “only imposes a duty on a seller to pass on warnings,” Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti said Dec. 3 for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Jeremy Shelton alleges he bought a lithium-ion battery from a Sha Ent store in Oklahoma for his vaping device. An employee checked its fit but made no modifications, according ...
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