Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade is now blamed for a second death, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

Dennis Brown, of Fleming Island, Florida, drank three Charged Lemonades from a local Panera on Oct. 9 and then suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on his way home, the suit says.

Brown, 46, had an unspecified chromosomal deficiency disorder, a developmental delay and a mild intellectual disability. He lived independently, frequently stopping at Panera after his shifts at a supermarket, the legal complaint says. Because he had high blood pressure, he did not consume energy drinks, it adds.

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    10 months ago

    A large cup is 390mg of caffeine brother… no labels, and sometimes is right next to the normal lemonade.

    270mg is the norm in a potent energy drink.

    A single cup of that shit would throw you into palpitations and panic, no doubt.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah if those energy drinks require a warning label (and they usually have one, see pic), the lemonade should probably also come with one.

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      10 months ago

      A large cup is 390mg of caffeine brother… no labels, and sometimes is right next to the normal lemonade.

      Want to take a guess at how much caffeine is in a large coffee?

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        10 months ago

        ~270mg is the usual.

        As a certified grad student loser, I would totally know. Adding a shot of espresso is around 65mg of caffeine per shot.

        Most I’ve done is an americano with 4 extra shots of espresso. This is reserved for being an idiot and needing a way to maximize sleep schedules.