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S.V. and Hemalatha Gopalratnam sued the laptop manufacturer Hewlett-Packard<\/a> claiming that its battery pack maker, DynaPack Technology Corp.<\/a> and battery cell manufacturer, Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.<\/a> were a cause of the death of their son, Arun Gopalratnam who died in a fire in the basement bedroom of the Gopalratnam\u2019s home. An autopsy showed that Arun\u2019s death was caused by smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n

The origin of this fire was said to have been near the mattress of Arun\u2019s bed, according to Special Agent Antonio H. Martinez of the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations<\/a>. Included in the debris was the HP laptop, a Nokia cellphone and 2 or 3 laptop battery cells in the basement bedroom and a third laptop battery cell in the debris, which was shoveled into the backyard.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit included claims of negligence, strict product liability and breach of warranty. To support these claims, the Gopalratnam family hired two expert witnesses who gave opinion testimony at trial that one of the three battery cells experienced \u201cthermal runaway,\u201d which generated high temperatures causing the cell to explode and catch fire.<\/p>\n

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S.V. and Hemalatha Gopalratnam sued the laptop manufacturer Hewlett-Packard claiming that its battery pack maker, DynaPack Technology Corp. and battery cell manufacturer, Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. were a cause of the death of their son, Arun Gopalratnam who died in a fire in the basement bedroom of the Gopalratnam\u2019s home. 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