Originally Posted by
zacster
Cree is the LED manufacturer, not the flashlight maker. It is the battery that has had the problems, but even there you are talking about the packaging of the battery and charging station. Li-Ion batteries are pretty generic, with either the Panasonic (good) or the *Fire (not so good sometimes) batteries being most common. These are the same 18650 batteries used in the Tesla and Boeing 787. Yes, they have been known to catch fire.
You missed the point, the point is that if someone buys one of those cheap chinese made cree lights on e-bay and they have a house fire due to the battery exploding they will have no financial recourse other than their homeowners insurance.