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KOTHAWALA v. WHOLE LEAF, LLC

No. 1-21-0972.

217 N.E.3d 1202 (2023)

2023 IL App (1st) 210972

Mohammedsahil KOTHAWALA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WHOLE LEAF, LLC, d/b/a Whole Leaf Tobacco, and LG Chem, Ltd., and HS Wholesale, Ltd., Defendants, (LG Chem, Ltd., Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, SECOND DIVISION.

Filed March 28, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Young , Jacob D. Sawyer , and Jordan W. LaClair , of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, of Chicago, for appellant.

Michael Resis , of SmithAmundsen LLC, Harry N. Arger , and Anda Tatoiu , of Dykema Gossett PLLC, and Alexander Gerteis , of Kryder Law Group, LLC, all of Chicago, and Thomas P. Scherschel , and Kaylea H. Weiler , of SmithAmundsen LLC, of St. Charles, for appellees.

OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Mohammedsahil Kothawala, sued LG Chem, Ltd. (and others) after an e-cigarette—also known as a vape pen or vaping device—containing one of its batteries exploded in his pocket. LG Chem, a subsidiary of the well-known South Korean company...

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