Another Monster Energy Wrongful Death Suit Filed

The mother of a 19-year-old sued the makers of Monster Energy Drink June 25, alleging her son died of cardiac arrhythmia caused by excessive amounts of caffeine and other stimulants in the product, according to the complaint filed in a California state court (Morris v. Monster Beverage Corp., Cal. Super. Ct., No. RG 13685028).

Alex Morris died July 2, 2012, the complaint in the California Superior Court for Alameda County says. He drank at least two 16-ounce cans of Monster Energy drinks in the 24 hours before his death, and also every day for three years before his ...