There's no need for name calling around here. Keep that "Moderator" hooey to yourself.

 

So, if I inject 5 hour energy directly into my blood stream, and die, can my family sue because there is no warning label that states: "direct injection may be fatal".
This is the four loko case all over again. This country with it's over sensitive, irresponsible, cry baby douche bags.
Is it the parents fault- maybe yes, but more than likely no. The kid was 14, she was old enough to make her own decisions, and knew what she was doing. If every 8 year old kid on call of duty can "rape my mom", I am pretty sure a 14 year old is able to make an educated decision. This one apparently didn't care, or though "this isn't going to happen to me"

 

 

If you can prove that 14 year olds are completely competent to fully make their own decisions, then petition your legislators and friends to change the law.

Legally, she was not culpable. Her parents however. . .

As per a theoretical case of direct injection, I would guesstimate Monster would probably not be held liable, because it is a drink. You'd probably have to prove that injecting a sweetened beverage would otherwise be safe, and that Monster had made their particular beverage more dangerous than any other beverage (when injected). There again, I'm not a lawyer. What I do know though, is that the law has little to do with how one perceives reality, but rather, how one perceives the law. If this is news to you, my condolences.

 

Magician for president! You would make the greatest f@#king politician ever.

That said, I hate f@#king politicians and your comments frustrate me. Though I understand your point-of-view, your devils advocate attitude and mixture of truthfully educated responses followed by idiotic and childish "u r stoopid" one-liners piss me off and cause me to immediately dismiss your thoughts and opinions.

I heard about this story on the radio a few days ago and thought the same as many others in this thread... "Way to go America, you never cease to amaze me with the numerous retarded lawsuits you can come up with." The radio program then followed up the story with other outrageous warning labels and stories of rednecks catching themselves on fire because a product didn't tell them specifically to not catch themselves on fire. My basic instincts make me want to yell NATURAL SELECTION AT ITS FINEST but the human being in me wants to feel compassion and empathy for the parents. The loss of a child should never be reduced to dollar bills and paychecks, and certainly the parents will grieve regardless of the outcome of this lawsuit.

The outcome of this will likely result in an off-the-records settlement of some exorbitant amount of money in the parent's favor, revised warning labels on many energy drink cans, and minimal lessons learned for the general public. I don't blame Monster, but I'm not the one who lost a child. If I were, would I feel differently? Would you?

 

What a tragedy.
I feel bad for everyone involved, including the jury who may have to figure out what percent of the girl's death is Monster's "fault." My personal opinion is exactly 0.0%, but I also agree that that the parents are about to get very rich, which isn't fair either.

Unfortunately the parents don't "win" in this case...nobody does.
No amount of money could replace what they've already lost.

Everyone goes home a loser. Well, except the 14 year-old girl.



On a separate note -- I had no idea the burns in the McD case were as bad as they were.
Learned something new.

 

If the parents were to sue for say $3million with the explicit instruction of using that $3million to educate or prevent further deaths by caffeine, I can be sympathetic.
instead they use their daughter's death for personal riches. People aren't as understanding in this instance.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/201...n-teens-death/
[quote]witnesses said he rode his skateboard around a lowered crossing arm while listening to headphones.[/quote[
here is another stupid lawsuit. I personally know the CEO of Caltrain and talked about this case. Basically, it would have cost them more to defend the lawsuit then to settle, even if they expect to win. Then there are the unknowns of having stupid juries who feel bad for the parents and with the mentality of all that anything bad happened to me is always someone else fault. Some lawyers are scum.

 

Monster is now being investigated for some other ingredient in their Green Tea that causes liver damage.

When I was a kid we used healthy stimulants like amphetamines and cocaine to stay up all night.

 

This is a joke. Lets compare this to another beverage. Alcohol. Last time I checked far more people have died from booze than every death caused by energy drinks combined. Yet there is no warning on the bottle stating how much you should or should not drink at once. They actually have a much more vague statment of "please drink responsibly." By this same logic every bottle of booze should have a warning on it saying it could cause death.

Now I can already see the comment of "but she is a minor and therefore its different than an adult buying booze and she doesn't know any better." Ok fine but then why is she allowed to buy anything at all? If she is allowed to buy the item and then disregard the warning label on it she takes responsibility for what happens to her. No one forced her to drink those drinks according to the story. She purchased them and drank them of their own free will.

Monster did nothing wrong here other than make the product. They put the warning label on there it also states the drink is not for children. Now MAYBE the store that sold them to her could be found at fault and they should maybe be more careful who they sell these to and how many they sell to one person but it is the store's and by extension Monster's goal to sell products and it is your responsibility as a consumer to know what you are drinking eating etc. I love the mentality that people have little to no responsibility for their actions. Saying things like Mcdonalds made me fat, Budweiser made me an alcoholic, Vitoria Secret made me anorexic etc etc. You super sized your meal, you drank the beer, you stuck your finger down your throat. No one forced you. People need to take responsibility for their actions and this is no different. If she was not capable of making her own decisions due to being a minor then how the hell did she get the drinks in the first place?

 

As sad As it is but Why the f@#k is a 14 yo girl drinking 2 cans of monster in a day? She should be on the phone like your average teenage girl or going to the mall. The parents should of been the problem, where did she get the money to even buy them? I work my ass off everyday at a tire shop and it only takes me 1 can of monster and I'm good for 8 hours straight, it's funny how the parents blame the company, clearly they don't have control of their child on what they can and can't purchase. Even if the kid may or may not have known of the disorder than the parents are to blamed and should be pursued as child negligence, or maybe it was planned to make money out of a company like a scam which would fall under premeditated murder. I know it's harsh to see it that way, but surprisingly this shit happens on an everyday bases...