" The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that it was investigating reports of five deaths that may be associated with Monster Beverage Corp's namesake energy drink, and the company's shares fell more than 14 percent.
Monster is also being sued by the family of a 14-year-old Maryland girl with a heart condition who died after drinking two cans of its Monster energy drink in a 24-hour period.
Monster said it does not believe its drinks are "in any way responsible" for the girl's death."
Parents sue after 14-year-old daughter dies...
"The parents of Anais Fournier, a Hagerstown teen who went into cardiac arrest last December, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Monster Beverage Corp. Anais died of caffeine toxicity after consuming two 24-ounce cans of the energy drink in a 24-hour period."
Edited by Rogerdodger, 23 October 2012 - 09:20 AM.
