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• Monster Energy Drink Cardiac Arrest Lawsuit Results in Defense Verdict

  December 10, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A Monster energy drink product liability lawsuit ended in a defense verdict after the plaintiff was barred from showing the jury a number of studies linking energy drinks to heart problems.

• Side Effects of Energy Drinks May Diminish Blood Vessels After Only One Beverage: Study

  November 6, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that just one energy drink can decrease vascular function, increasing the risk of heart problems.

• High Caffeine Energy Drinks May Be Banned For Teens, Children in U.K.

  September 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.K. is considering a ban on the sale of energy drinks to minors, due to the risks of childhood obesity and high caffeine consumption.

• Medical Experts Say Energy Drinks Should Not Be Marketed To, Or Used By, Children

  February 14, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  College sports medicine experts are calling for energy drink manufacturers to stop marketing their products toward children, who they say are an an increased risk of dangerous energy drink side effects.

• Mixing Energy Drinks And Alcohol Increases Risk of Injury: Study

  March 24, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that mixing alcohol and energy drinks appears to increase the risk of injury, suicide and risk-taking behavior.

• Energy Drinks Hepatitis Risk Outlined in Case Report

  November 10, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A case report indicates that a man may have developed hepatitis due to high levels of energy drink consumption.

• Energy Drink Kidney Failure Risk Result in Lawsuit Against Monster Energy

  March 10, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A kidney failure lawsuit has been filed against Monster Energy by a man who says he now needs a kidney transplant after drinking four cans per day for 10 years.

• Monster Energy Drink Lawsuit Filed Over Near-Fatal Stroke

  March 2, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A man who suffered an aneurysm and brain bleeding after drinking Monster energy drinks is suing the manufacturer for failure to warn and putting out a defective and dangerous product.

• Monster Energy Drink Lawsuits Filed Over Heart Attacks, Strokes, Kidney Failure

  February 10, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Monster Energy faces five new lawsuits claiming that the side effects of its popular energy drinks led to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure among plaintiffs.

• Energy Drink Problems Linked to Over 1,675 Poison Center Reports This Year

  August 11, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Poison control centers indicate that hundreds of calls involving problems stemming from energy drink exposure are being received, affecting mostly children.