He was a healthy 25-year-old until energy drinks killed him, Fife family lawsuit alleges
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Anton Omelin regularly drank Red Bull, NOS and Monster beverages before he died Oct. 30, 2014, according to the lawsuit. His wife, Anna Omelin, alleges her husband drank at least four 16-ounce cans a day.
“He was a healthy young man,” her attorney, Olga Efimova said.
Anna Omelin brought the lawsuit against Red Bull, Monster and the Hansen Beverage Co., which does business as Monster, and distributes Monster and NOS drinks.
The suit contends the companies should warn consumers not to use their products with alcohol, while exercising or in excess. Such warnings, the suit says, would have stopped Anton Omelin from doing those things.
The companies argue their products are safe.
Monster said in a statement that a Monster Energy drink has half the caffeine of a Starbucks coffee.
In addition, the company said, “While our hearts go out to the family of Anton Omelin, there is no medical or scientific basis to support any causal connection between Monster Energy drinks and the death of Mr. Omelin.
“... There is no explanation as to any link between his death and any energy drinks, let alone Monster branded energy drinks.”
The Center for Science in the Public Interest said in 2014 that 34 deaths had been linked to energy drinks since 2004. And the industry has faced other wrongful death lawsuits in recent years.
Some of those were dismissed last year, according to Monster.
“Last year, another personal injury law firm that filed more than a dozen similar lawsuits abandoned and dismissed them all,” the company said in its statement. “There is no merit to this case either.”
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