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Panera settles lawsuit following college student's death after drinking 'Charged Lemonade'

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A Panera Bread Charged Lemonade lawsuit settlement has been reached with Sarah Katz's family. The college student died after consuming the drink.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Panera settles with first plaintiff in Charged Lemonade wrongful death suits (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Panera Bread has settled with the family of Sarah Katz, a University of Pennsylvania student, with a heart condition.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Panera Bread settles wrongful-death lawsuit filed by family of Penn student who died after drinking ‘Charged Lemonade’ (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Sarah Katz, 21, died in 2022 after consuming Panera's caffeinated lemonade in a West Philadelphia store.

  3. PhillyVoice

    Panera Bread settles lawsuit with family of Penn student who died after drinking Charged Lemonade (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Panera Bread settled a lawsuit filed by the family of University of Pennsylvania student Sarah Katz, who suffered a fatal heart attack after she drank the chain's Charged Lemonade drink two years ago. The discontinued, caffeinated drink has led to four lawsuits against Panera, which has been accused…

  4. Quartz

    Panera Bread settled a Charged Lemonade lawsuit after a student's death (opens Quartz)

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    21-year-old Sarah Katz went into cardiac arrest hours after consuming the ultra-caffeinated drink

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Panera settles lawsuit following college student's death after drinking 'Charged Lemonade' (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A Panera Bread Charged Lemonade lawsuit settlement has been reached with Sarah Katz's family. The college student died after consuming the drink.

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Panera settles lawsuit after Penn student dies after drinking 'Charged Lemonade' (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Panera has reached a settlement with the family of a Penn student who died after drinking one of the chain's "Charged Lemonades."

  7. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Panera settles lawsuit with family of N.J. woman who died after drinking Charged Lemonade (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Sarah Katz, 21, of Jersey City, was attending the University of Pennsylvania when she bought the beverage from a Panera store in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2022, and died the same day, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her parents.

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