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• Samsung, Hoverboard and E-Cig Explosions Raise Lithium Ion Battery Concerns

  September 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of products which have reportedly exploded or caught fire in recent years all have lithium ion batteries in common.

• Lenovo ThinkPad Battery Recall Expanded Due to Risk of Fires, Burns

  April 22, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A Lenovo ThinkPad battery recall has been expanded to include 166,000 additional batteries following new reports of overheating and property damage.

• Hewlett-Packard (HP) Notebook Power Cord Recall Issue Due To Fires, Burns

  August 27, 2014

  Russell Maas

  Over 6 million power cords used with Hewlett-Packard (HP) notebook computers have been recalled, following dozens of reports of problems...

• HP and Compaq Notebook Battery Recall Expanded Due to Fire Risk

  June 2, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A continuing string of burn injuries, fires and property damage have led to yet another expansion of a notebook battery...

• Sony Vaio Laptop Recall: Computers Overheating, Melting Cases

  July 1, 2010

  Staff Writers

  More than 200,000 Sony VAIO notebook computers are being recalled due to the risk that they may overheat and potentially...

• Lawsuit Blames HP Pavilion Notebook Fire for Destroying Home

  January 15, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  A product liability lawsuit has been filed by a Massachusetts man who says that his defective Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) laptop...

• Acer Aspire Notebook Recall: Risk of Overheating and Burns

  January 8, 2010

  AboutLawsuits

  A defective microphone wire in some Acer Aspire-series notebooks could short circuit and overheat, resulting in a recall for about...

• HP Laptop Battery Recall: Risk of Notebook Fire

  May 18, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  About 70,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Compaq and HP notebook computers were recalled last week by Hewlett-Packard Co., as they...

• Notebook Battery Recall: Dell, Toshiba and HP Laptops

  October 31, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  Another Sony battery recall has been issued for about 35,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Toshiba, Dell and Hewlet-Packard notebook computers....

• Sony VAIO TZ Laptop Recall: Short Circuit and Burn Hazard

  September 5, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  Sony has issued a laptop recall for their VAIO TZ-series computer due to design problems which could cause the notebook...