The girl reportedly suffered cardiac arrest after consuming two 24-ounce cans of Monster within a 24-hour period.Īccording to allegations raised in that complaint, there has been a spike in the number of emergency room visits each year due to caffeine overdoses in recent years. The lawsuit comes shortly after the family of a 14 year old girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of Monster energy drinks. Monster Energy and Other Drinks Also Facing Scrutiny In addition to compensatory damages, the lawsuit seeks to force VPX to engage in corrective advertising and to place clearer warning labels on its products. The lawsuit accuses VPX of unjust enrichment, breach of implied warranty, and violation of Florida consumer protection laws. The lawsuit alleges that emergency room doctor compared the effects to those of a cocaine overdose, and warned Mirabella not to ever consume any other energy drink again, due to the risk of a similar occurrence. Ten hours after drinking it, he indicates that he suffered from excessive heart rate, extreme chest pain, lost sensation in his hands and had extreme nausea.Īs a result of the health problems from the energy drink, Mirabella claims that he was hospitalized and required two days of sedation to get his heart to return to normal. Mirabella states that he purchased a Redline energy drink in July. “Consumption of this drug is not appropriate for unsupervised use due to potentially severe side effects linked to irregular or rapid heartbeat, kidney failure, seizure, heart attach and other serious conditions such as upset stomach, tremor, anxiety or agitation, high blood pressure, a racing heartbeat, dizziness, and nausea.” “This is considered a prescription drug in North America,” the lawsuit states. Potentially harmful ingredients include yohimbine, vinpocetine, and 5-Hydroxytryptophan, according to the complaint, which can cause rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, headaches, dizziness and other problems at high doses.
Redline energy drinks contain a high amount of caffeine and a number of other substances, which the lawsuit indicates are known to cause adverse side effects. Harmful Side Effects of Redline Energy Drinks Alleged The lawsuit claims that because VPX bills the drinks as an energy supplement it should follow FDA dietary supplement guidelines, something the lawsuit says Redline packaging fails to do. The lawsuit comes at a time when energy drinks are receiving increased scrutiny from media and government officials currently, Monster is being sued over the death of a 14 year-old girl and Senator Richard Durbin has prodded the FDA to further clarify its views on the safety of energy drinks.Mirabella is seeking class action status for the lawsuit, to cover all individuals who experienced similar health problems from Redline energy products. Mirabella said he was hospitalized and required sedation for two days after drinking the Redline - and that its “adverse side effects resembled a cocaine overdose.”Īs a result of those effects, Mirabella is claiming that Redline is unsafe because of the many of the ingredients it contains, which, according to the lawsuit, “are notable for the adverse effects they cause to humans that go well beyond the goal… of energy enhancement.”
After drinking one serving of the product, Mirabella’s lawsuit says, his heart began racing, “he suffered extreme chest pain that felt like a heart attack, he lost sensation in his hands, and he had extreme nausea.” According to Adam Mirabella, he bought a bottle of VPX Redline Xtreme Energy Drink Watermelon Flavor last July at a gas station in Cedar Park, Texas.
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