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LG CHEM, LTD. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. D079718.

80 Cal.App.5th 348 (2022)

LG CHEM, LTD., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; RYAN LAWHON, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

June 27, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Jeffry A. Miller and Wendy S. Dowse for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Singleton Schreiber McKenzie & Scott, Singleton Schreiber , J. Domenic Martini , Benjamin I. Siminou and Harini P. Raghupathi for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

INTRODUCTION

Ryan Lawhon, a California resident, alleged he was severely injured when an 18650 lithium-ion battery he bought from a San Diego vape shop suddenly exploded in his pants pocket. In addition to the vape shop and vape distributor, he sued LG Chem Ltd. (LG Chem), the South Korean manufacturer...

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