tz, this may be too late for you, but in the past, when I have had an appliance damaged by battery leakage, I have rounded up a new package of the same brand and model of battery and, in small print, found a guarantee and address to replace anything damaged by leakage from their batteries; sent in a nice letter and the damaged unit with leaky batteries, and receipt for replacement. Been refunded the cost of the replacement each time (2x).
I choose Duracell for that reason. Been years since I have done this though. Things may have changed.
