Sacramento Vape Pen Injury Attorney

Vape pen manufacturers wanted you to think their product was a safer alternative to cigarettes. However, they’re now linked to serious health issues, debilitating physical injuries, and even death. If you’ve suffered a vape pen injury in Sacramento, California, don’t hesitate to call the award-winning legal team at Singleton Schreiber for help. You may be entitled to compensation, and our Sacramento vape pen injury attorneys can help you fight to hold the vape pen manufacturer fully accountable for your injuries and suffering.

Singleton Schreiber is a nationally acclaimed personal injury law firm known for excellence in mass tort and product liability litigation. Backed by decades of collective experience, our top-rated California trial attorneys have forced product manufacturers, insurance companies, and other tough defendants to pay more than $3 billion in damages to our clients.

Don’t struggle with the consequences of your vape pen injuries on your own. Demand accountability, or better yet, trust us to demand it for you. We offer a free consultation, so contact our personal injury attorneys in Sacramento today.

How Can Vape Pens Cause Injuries?

A vape pen, also known as an electronic cigarette or electronic nicotine delivery system (END), is a small hand-held device that heats nicotine (and/or other chemicals) to create a vapor. The vapor is then inhaled by the user. Vape pen manufacturers market these products as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes since there is no smoke involved.

However, vape pens carry risks of their own. Some risks are associated with defects inherent in vape pens themselves, while others involve exposure to toxic chemicals used in the pens and their cartridges.

Vape Pen Defects and Battery Explosions

Vape pens are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to a phenomenon known as thermal runaway. Thermal runaway occurs when the lithium-ion battery short circuits, which causes it to heat up rapidly and without control. Once the temperature gets high enough, the battery explodes.

When a vape pen battery explodes, it can cause:

• Severe burn injuries
• Puncture wounds
• Eye injuries
• Cuts and lacerations
• Wrongful death

Vape pen battery explosions are more common in poorly designed devices and devices built with low-quality materials.

Exposure to Harmful Chemicals

Smoking cigarettes is undoubtedly unsafe. One of the main reasons for concern is that cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals - scores of which are associated with increased risks of cancer. Vaping is often thought to be a safer alternative because it’s smokeless. However, vaping is associated with dangerous chemical exposures, too.

Vape pen cartridges contain acetaldehyde, acrolein, diacetyl, vitamin E acetate, and formaldehyde - as well as a host of other toxic chemicals - that are also linked to severe health issues. One of the most commonly cited health issues is popcorn lung.

Popcorn lung is a type of lung cancer that occurs as scar tissue builds up in the lung’s tissue. Increased scarring makes it much more difficult to breathe and maintain healthy O2 levels throughout the body.

How Can I Get Compensation If I’m Injured By a Vape Pen?

Vape pens are heavily marketed as safe alternatives to cigarettes. The companies that design and manufacture e-cigarettes are responsible for seeing these claims through.

Vape pens must have a safe design. Vape pens must be manufactured to be as safe as possible for users. If there are potential risks associated with using a vape pen, the manufacturer has a legal obligation to disclose them so that consumers can make informed decisions about the products they choose to use.

When a vape pen explodes or when a user develops cancer because they’ve been exposed to carcinogenic chemicals, the manufacturer can potentially be liable if there were missteps along the way.

In California, manufacturers and retailers can be strictly liable for product defects. Strict liability means a consumer is not obligated to prove a vape pen company was negligent. Instead, the company is responsible for damages if it can be demonstrated that the product was unreasonably unsafe or that the company failed to provide adequate warnings of risk.

How Long Do I Have to File a Vape Pen Lawsuit in California?

In California, product liability lawsuits are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. However, the discovery rule applies. As a result, the statute of limitations can be tolled until a vape pen user discovers their vape pen-related injury.

Tolling the statute of limitations can be beneficial in cases where a user develops bronchiolitis obliterans or other health issues from chronic vaping.

If a vape pen injury is fatal, families will have two years to bring a wrongful death lawsuit to hold the manufacturer accountable.

Why Vape Pen Injury Victims in Sacramento Choose Singleton Schreiber

Companies that design and distribute e-cigarettes won’t want to take responsibility for the injuries or illnesses you’ve suffered because your vape pen exploded or contained harmful chemicals. You’ll need to force them to make things right by filing a product liability lawsuit.

That’s where Singleton Schreiber can help.

Injured consumers and families in Sacramento choose Singleton Schreiber because we’re trustworthy California litigators with a demonstrated ability to win tough cases. As local lawyers backed by our law firm’s national resources, clients get the personalized, yet powerful, legal representation they need to come out on top.

When you ask for our help with your vape pen injury case, we’ll take charge:

• Investigate your case
• Gather product designs and manufacturing specs
• Review company-led safety testing results
• Determine if the vape pen has a documented history of causing harm
• Hire expert witnesses to collaborate with our legal team
• Determine what your vape pen injury case is worth and actively seek a settlement that covers your losses
• Provide your family with support and guidance throughout the claims process

If the manufacturer refuses to take accountability and make a fair settlement offer, our Sacramento vape pen injury lawyers will be prepared to bring your case to trial.

Put our fearless advocates in your corner by calling our Sacramento, California, law office. Your first consultation is free.