Thanks for the link, Rich. I'd never heard of them, but then again I'm not intimate with the battery market. That's what I hired you for. (What, didn't HR send you the memo? You're on payroll now.(G)
If you remember some years ago there were bad OEM SONY laptop batteries causing fires, among other "good" OEM brand names. I let my laptop and phone charge overnight, although the idiots at Samsung and LG insist on having their phones go "BING!" and light up when they are fully charged, rather rude in the middle of the night when phones can be expected to be charging. So I compromised this year and mounted an extra smoke alarm on the same wall they're usually at.
I've just seen one too many reports of lithium battery issues, most recently a UN and pilots' association meeting raising the question of banning all of them in cargo holds, because no one has quite figured out yet how to keep them all "uncombusting". To coin a word.
But I figure brand names and good reputations are a good start.
Although it comes to mind that both Eveready and Duracell had leak problems in the last decade, as they competed to get more active chemistries and higher capacities. I know I sent leakers bacxk to both a number of times, along with the note that I want longevity and reliability, not leaks. Funny thing, guess what they advertise now? Right, better shelf life, less leaks.(G) At least those were only inconvenient, not catching on fire.