Dennis Brown, 46, drank three of the highly caffeinated beverages before suffering a cardiac arrest in October, according to the suit.

Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade is now blamed for a second death, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Dennis Brown, of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three Charged Lemonades from a local Panera on Oct. 9 and then suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on his way home, the suit says.

Brown, 46, had an unspecified chromosomal deficiency disorder, a developmental delay and a mild intellectual disability. He lived independently, frequently stopping at Panera after his shifts at a supermarket, the legal complaint says. Because he had high blood pressure, he did not consume energy drinks, it adds.

  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    10 months ago

    The difference is that everyone knows that 30 oz of coffee would have a shitload of caffeine, and everyone knows that 30 oz of lemonade has approximately zero caffeine

    • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      So the signs posted on the drink that it’s caffeinated aren’t enough? So in this picture you don’t see anything about caffeine?

      What about on their website listing? Where it says several times that it has caffeine? Or has a warning label too. https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/menu/products/strawberry-lemon-mint-charged-lemonade.html

      Use in moderation. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR children, people sensitive to caffeine, pregnant or nursing women.

      That warning has been there a while.

      • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        10 months ago

        So the signs posted on the drink that it’s caffeinated aren’t enough?

        Correct. The only reason you would think to look for the caffeine content if it you’ve already made up your mind that Panera did nothing wrong, and desperately want to defend them. That tiny low contrast text is not even close to enough.

        Nobody in their right mind checks the website listing for caffeine content in lemonade. The only reason you would is if you’ve already made up your mind that Panera did nothing wrong, and you desperately want to defend them. Lemonade. Doesn’t. Have. Caffeine. If theirs does, it needs to be made abundantly clear, with large high contrast text. It should not be possible for someone to get multiple refills without noticing the warning.