Texas beauty queen’s death at 17 blamed on influencer’s ‘unreasonably dangerous’ energy drink: lawsuit

Source: New York Post

A rising Texas beauty queen’s death is being blamed on the “unreasonably dangerous” amount of caffeine in the energy drinks the teen had consumed in the days and hours before she died suddenly. The family of Larissa Rodriguez is accusing Alani Nu Energy Drinks and the Texas retailer that sold her the beverages of not properly warning the 17-year-old of the dangers of consuming the drink, according to a wrongful death lawsuit viewed by The Post. Rodriguez, a high school senior and co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, had suffered a “fatal cardiac event” on Oct.