Disposable-lighter manufacturer BIC has secured a $1 million statutory damages award and a permanent injunction in a ...

The Bic Corp. is facing mounting lawsuits on behalf of people who have been burned — and in some cases killed — by fires they say were caused by defects in the company’s disposable butane lighters.

(CN) - A Bic lighter was not to blame when a 5-year-old boy accidentally set his 6-year-old sister's dress on fire, the Texas Supreme Court ruled, tossing out a $3 million award from Matagorda County.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Bic’s limited-edition Hold the Phone case keeps a disposable lighter close at hand. Bic’s limited-edition Hold ...