Panera's 'Dangerous Energy Drink' Killed a College Student

Panera marketed its caffeine Charged Lemonades as a "refreshing" energy boost last year. In light of an Ivy League student's untimely

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death, a new wrongful death complaint claims these lemonades are "dangerous energy drinks".

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The parents of Sarah Katz filed the lawsuit in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. NBC News first reported it. The Mayo Clinic said that Katz, a

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21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, has long QT syndrome type 1, which causes fast, erratic heartbeats.

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Katz had a Panera Charged Lemonade in September despite her physicians' advice to avoid energy drinks. The lawsuit claimed she died

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Panera failed to disclose Charged Lemonade components, according to the lawsuit. Katz' roommate and close friend Victoria Rose Conroy told

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NBC that she was very conscious of her health and wouldn't have touched the Charged Lemonades if she knew how much caffeine was in them.

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The Strawberry Lemon Mint, Mango Yuzu Citrus, and zero-sugar Blood Orange Charged Lemonades combine Panera's Agave Lemonade

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