Mans face ripped off after his vape pen exploded in his mouth

By Deputy Chief EditorApril 8, 2019

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A 25-year-old mans face was severely disfigured after a vape pen exploded in his mouth ripping off a chunk of his flesh, a lawsuit says.

David Bishop required 65 stitches in his face after the lithium battery in his e-cigarette exploded in May 2018, blowing pieces of the device into his face and splashing him with battery acid that burned his hand, mouth, and tongue.

Bishop, of Concordia, Tennessee, sued three companies involved in selling the vape pen and battery in October, and the lawsuit was transferred to federal court in February.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: In this photo illustration, a man smokes an E-Cigarette at the V-Revolution E-Cigarette shop in Covent Garden on August 27, 2014 in London, England. The Department of Health have ruled out the outlawing of 'e-cigs' in enclosed spaces in England, despite calls by WHO, The World Health Organisation to do so. WHO have recommended a ban on indoor smoking of e-cigs as part of tougher regulation of products dangerous to children. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) — David Bishop was severely disfigured after his vape pen exploded in his mouth, a lawsuit alleges (Picture: Getty Images)

The lawsuit claims the explosion was so violent that debris from the e-cigarette flew in the air and left burn marks on the ceiling and wall in his home, according to Commercial Appeal.

Its the prevalence and the intimacy of these devices, and if they are going to be so intimately used, they should be safe, said David Hill, Bishops lawyer.

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Bishops lawyer, David Hill, declined to release photos of his clients face citing ongoing litigation. He is seeking monetary damages to be determined by a federal court and tried by a jury.

The device that reportedly detonated in Bishops mouth was a VGOD Pro Mech 2 vape pen that he bought at Create a Cig Cordova, according the lawsuit that targets both the the store and the manufacturer, as well as a US affiliate of LG Electronics, a South Korean company that made the batteries.

Create a Cig has offered more than 30 legal defenses denying fault for the explosion, including that the company did not make the e-cigarette or the battery, that Bishop assumed the risk of using the device, and that the explosion was his own fault.

vaping device; Shutterstock ID 494112631; Purchase Order: - — The cause of the explosion was reportedly the devices lithium battery, which can overheat in rare cases (File Picture: Shutterstock)

VGOD is using similar defenses, arguing that: (The) Plaintiff so carelessly and negligently conducted himself that he, by his own negligence, contributed directly and proximately to his own injuries.

LG Electronics spokesman, John Taylor, said his company filed a motion asking the judge remove them from the lawsuit, claiming Bishop is barking up the wrong tree because LG Electronics doesnt make any batteries.

He said a sister company, LG Chemical, actually makes the batteries.

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