Conway man sues vape shop, manufacturer over e-cigarette battery explosion in his pocket

Electronic cigarettes, often called e-cigarettes or e-cigs, appear on display at Vape store in Chicago in this April 23, 2014 file photo. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)
Electronic cigarettes, often called e-cigarettes or e-cigs, appear on display at Vape store in Chicago in this April 23, 2014 file photo. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)

A 48-year-old Conway man who says a defective e-cigarette battery exploded in his pants pocket last year, burning him to the extent that he required skin grafts, filed a lawsuit against the Little Rock seller and out-of-state manufacturer on Thursday.

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