Panera Sued: Alleged Charged Lemonade-Related Heart Issues | Entrepreneur

Panera is facing more controversy over its charged lemonade.

A 28-year-old woman filed a lawsuit in a Delaware court on Thursday alleging that the beverage gave her heart problems.

Lauren Skerritt of Rhode Island claims that she drank two and a half of the highly-caffeinated Charged Lemonade beverages in April 2023 and began getting heart palpitations.

The suit alleges that Skerritt went to the emergency room the next day and was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and has since continued to experience “recurrent episodes of rapid heartbeat that occur suddenly and without pattern.”

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