Panera has reached a colony in one of two wrongful-death claims over the company’s sweetened soda.
Sarah Katz’s home filed a wrongful-death complaint last October. Katz, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania scholar with a heart problem, died in 2022 after drinking Panera’s” charged lemonade”.
Panera, headquartered in Fenton, has earlier said Katz’s injury and death were the result of a pre-existing brain condition and that Katz assumed the risk of her actions.
In January, Panera said it would not longer offer the juice.
According to documents filed with the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania on Monday, disputes between the Katz community and the bakery-cafe string were resolved and dismissed. Words were no revealed.
Elizabeth Crawford, the lawyer involved in the” charged popcorn” cases, confirmed that the Katz petition was resolved but could not provide additional information.
The company claimed that Panera erred in promoting its paid lemonade as an energy drink, which put consumers at risk, and that it was aware that the product could seriously endanger consumers.
A 30-ounce bowl of Panera’s fruit yuzu lemon charged juice has about 390 grams of coffee, while a 20-ounce bowl of Panera dark roast espresso has about 268 milligrams, Panera said.
The home of 46-year-old Dennis Brown filed a lawsuit last year, alleging that he had consumed the juice times before he had suffered a fatal respiratory arrest. A second lawsuit filed this time alleges that the beverage contributed to Rhode Island athlete Lauren Skerritt’s ongoing heart health issues.
Panera did not respond to inquiries for reply right away.
The second St. Louis Bread Co. business was opened in 1987 in Kirkwood, Missouri, by Ken and Linda Rosenthal. Although it was ultimately sold and renamed, many places in the St. Louis area still run as St. Louis Bread Co.
As of August, there are 2, 172 Panera Bread areas in 48 states and the District of Columbia and in Ontario, Canada.
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