I had to share this one because it is a clear Darwin Award, but because a woman did it, it’s a lawsuit.

An Ivy League student with a heart condition died after drinking Panera Bread’s “charged lemonade,” a large cup of which contains more caffeine than cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a lawsuit.

Disingenuous opening, most energy drinks don’t have much caffeine, they instead contain egregious amounts of B12

“She was very, very vigilant about what she needed to do to keep herself safe,” Conroy said. “I guarantee if Sarah had known how much caffeine this was, she never would have touched it with a 10-foot pole.”

This is conveniently put at the top of the article because magically at the bottom there is a literal photo of the drink with the exact amount of caffeine per serving right above the pour spout.

The charged lemonade was “offered side-by-side with all of Panera’s non-caffeinated and/or less caffeinated drinks” and was advertised as a “plant-based and clean” beverage that contained as much caffeine as the restaurant’s dark roast coffee, according to photos of both the menu and beverage dispensers in the store, which were included in the wrongful death lawsuit.

And the beverage dispenser lists Caffeine right on the fucking label…

The lawsuit says Katz purchased an Unlimited Sip Club membership from Panera, which allows customers to pay a monthly fee for unlimited drinks, about a week and a half before her death. Conroy said Katz had bought at least one other charged lemonade in the days prior to her cardiac arrest.

So she was either so oblivious she couldn’t be bothered read the sign twice or knew exactly what she was doing…

This is beyond insanity, the fact this lawsuit wasn’t thrown out immediately shows the complete lack of self accountability in modern society, this wasn’t some hidden ingredient, it was a caffeine dose per drink size listed right next to the oz size and calories per drink size, not even per serving…