Judge Finds Battery Maker Not Liable For Fatal Ship Fire Sparked By E-Cigarette

Mealey's ( December 1, 2022, 12:07 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS— A Louisiana federal judge on Nov. 30 dismissed as moot the remaining motions relating to a Korean battery-maker and its U.S. subsidiary, one day after dismissing for lack of jurisdiction claims against them relating to the sale of a battery that caused an e-cigarette to explode on a tugboat, sparking a fire that killed one crew member and injured another....