Monster Energy drink firm fight claimover death of 14-year-old

Monster’s lawyer claims that the 14-year-old died of natural causes and not because of drinking a Monster Energy drink

13:06 07 March 2013

Monster Beverage has responded to a lawsuit accusing the company of being responsible for the death of the 14-year-old girl from Maryland. 

The family of Anais Fournier claims in their lawsuit that the girl went into cardiac arrest after drinking two, 24 ounce of Monster Energy drinks in a 24 hour period. 

 

Currently, there are four other similar lawsuits linked to Monster Beverage that the Food and Drug administrations are investigating.  

 

Monster’s lawyer, Daniel Callahan, said that a team of doctors had reviewed the medical records and results suggest that the girl died of natural causes related to a heart condition.

 

In addition, the doctors found no medical evidence showing that caffeine toxicity had been a factor. 

 

However, a spokesman for Maryland’s chief medical examiner has confirmed the cause of death. The autopsy report reads: “Cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity complicating mitral valve regurgitation in the setting of Ehler’s-Danlos syndrome.”