( December 2, 2024, 11:12 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An e-cigarette user has petitioned the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc after it affirmed the dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction of his lawsuit against a South Korean battery maker for manufacturing and distributing a battery that allegedly exploded in his e-cigarette device, saying the Circuit Court’s decision was based on flawed “new precedent” that requires en banc review....