Monster Energy Accused of Causing Teen’s Death
- February 5, 2016
- Rahul Soni
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Caffeine is fuel that runs law students. Personally, I enjoy a cup of black coffee in the morning. I’ve never been a big fan of energy drinks but they are definitely popular around campus.
Recently, the New York Times reported that a mother, Wendy Crossland, filed a lawsuit against Monster Energy for causing her 14-year-old daughter’s death. The young girl drank the company’s energy drinks over two days and suffered a heart arrhythmia. The mother’s products liability lawsuit is based on the theory that the energy drinks had a warning defect because drinkers were not warned about the risks.
Here is a link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/business/fda-receives-death-reports-citing-monster-energy-a-high-caffeine-drink.html?hp&_r=1&
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Rahul founded Soni Law Firm, a boutique employment, labour, and human rights law firm, with the goal of taking his Downtown Toronto litigation experience and making it accessible to Ontario’s Main Street employees and employers.