Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing.

Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

  • oxjox@lemmy.mlEnglish
    51·
    8 months ago

    Also the part where she had the same thing to drink before.

    Conroy said Katz had bought at least one other Charged Lemonade in the days before her cardiac arrest.

    • abraxas@sh.itjust.works
      71·
      8 months ago

      I missed that line, and it blows the thing wide open. There’s no way someone with a heart condition who is avoiding caffeine couldn’t tell a LARGE Charged Lemonade was caffeinated after buying it on multiple occasions. Even if you’re “resistant” to caffeine, you’d feel something.