Panera restaurants pull Charged Lemonades from their menus in the wake of lawsuits
Panera restaurants plan to remove their Charged Lemonade beverages from menus in the wake of two wrongful-death lawsuits filed against the company by the families of customers who consumed the drinks, including a Florida man.
CNN reported earlier this month that the company would replace the high-sugar, caffeinated beverages with drinks containing much less sugar and caffeine. Panera did not respond to a request for comment about whether litigation prompted the menu revisions.
In December, family members of Fleming Island, Fla., resident Dennis Brown filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Superior Court in Delaware, where the company was incorporated. Brown, who had a mild intellectual disability and high blood pressure, collapsed from cardiac arrest on a sidewalk after consuming three Charged Lemonades, according to the lawsuit.

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