Families Say Panera Bread Lemonade Can Cause Death After Daughter's Heart Injury

Published: Feb. 19, 2024, 6 p.m.

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Lauren Skerritt, 28, is a fantastic physical shape due to being an athlete and obstacle course racer.

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The Rhode Islander stops by a Greenville Panera Bread and drinks two and a half servings of Panera Bread\'s "Charged Lemonade". The next day, Skerritt is rushed to the Emergency room suffering from an irregular heartbeat. \\xa0Skerritt is shocked when doctors diagnose her with a heart condition that can lead to stroke and other complications known as atrial fibrillation.

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Skerrit says her heart problem was caused by the popular beverage from Panera Bread that contains as much caffeine as three cans of Red Bull, according to a lawsuit. Skerrit\'s lawsuit is not the first, two other suits have already been filed against the restaurant chain over its "charged lemonade."

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Panera has said the previous two lawsuits were \\u201cequally without merit.\\u201d\\xa0

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This lawsuit claims Skerritt continues to experience supraventricular tachycardia with associated shortness of breath, palpitations, brain fog, difficulty thinking and concentrating, body shakes, and weakness.

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