A Queens County judge on Friday refused to dismiss three companies from a products liability suit stemming from an e-cigarette battery that exploded and caught fire in a woman’s pocket.

New York Supreme Court Judge Robert J. McDonald ruled that Madvapes Holdings, Vape Easy  and LG Chem would have to face claims that they were negligent and failed to warn plaintiff Katrina Williams about the allegedly defective lithium-ion battery, which she bought from Vape Easy to use in her vape smoking equipment. The battery later exploded in Williams’ pocket, causing her serious injury, court documents said.