article_snippet: A Texas man is suing the store where A Texas man bought electronic cigarette batteries after they exploded in A Texas man pocket and caused injuries to A Texas man thighs and scrotum.
article_snippet: The two lithium-ion batteries Mr Powell bought from Vixen Vapors a couple days earlier were not struck, but exploded in Mr Powell cargo shorts and sent 'a scathing hot mixture of shrapnel' into Mr Powell groin.
article_snippet: David Powell (background) was injured during a kickball game in August after e-cigarette batteries David Powell (background) bought from Vixen Vapors in Texas exploded in the pocket of David Powell (background) cargo shorts (foreground) Vixen Vapors (left)
article_snippet: now has signs that tell customers about the dangers of storing e-cigarette batteries following the incident that left Mr Powell with first and second degree burn (right, month after incident)
article_snippet: Mr Powell and John Ross allege that the products were 'unreasonably dangerous' and 'failed to conform to the applicable design standards and specifications.'
article_snippet: The brand of batteries that exploded in Mr Powell pocket, manufactured in China, has not been pulled from the shelves at Vixen Vapors .
article_snippet: Vixen Vapors has put up a sign warning to customers about putting batteries in anything other than a battery safety box.
article_snippet: The brand of batteries that exploded has not been pulled.
article_snippet: Other incidents have seen homes and cars worth thousands of dollars destroyed because of malfunctioning devices.
highlights_snippet: David Powell, of Arlington, Texas, bought batteries days before explosion .
  