Monster Energy Company
Response to Attorney’s Press Release
Joel Rine v. Monster Energy
February 8, 2016
The lawsuit filed today by Joel Rine against Monster Energy Company is a copy-cat case filed by personal injury lawyers(in conjunction with the same attorney who filed prior cases) trying to make a cottage industry out of suing energy drink companies. There is no merit in the case whatsoever, and Monster will vigorously defend it. As the case progresses, it will likely be revealed that Mr. Rine (43) suffered from preexisting health conditions that caused his injuries—completely unrelated to consumption of a Monster Energy drink.
Monster Energy drinks contain approximately 10 mg of caffeine per ounce from all sources (including guarana). A 16 oz. Monster Energy drink contains less than half the caffeine contained in a medium Starbucks coffee.
More than 50 billion energy drinks have been sold and safely consumed worldwide for more than 25 years. More than 14 billion Monster Energy drinks have been sold and safely consumed worldwide for more than 13 years.
Personal injury lawyers actively seek unwittingindividuals to file lawsuits. Unfortunately, they engage in fear mongering based on false facts and a disregard for science.
While critics have inaccurately portrayed some ingredients as novel anduntested, ingredients such as taurine, l-carnitine and inositol have been included in infant formulas for decades for their nutritional benefit. In fact, taurine naturally exists in the body and acts to protect heart muscle.
In 2012, the FDA stated, “the FDA has yet to identify any safety studies that call into question the safety of combinations of various ingredients added to ‘energy drinks’ under intended conditions of use.”
In 2013, Health Canada (Canada’s FDA counterpart) found there to be no immediate safety concerns with respect to caffeinated energy drinks.
In 2015, the European Food Safety Authority (Europe’s FDA counterpart) again confirmed the safety of caffeine in combination with other ingredients commonly found in energy drinks.
There is much false information in prior media stories that continues to be repeated by personal injury lawyers, and then by journalists, who are unaware that those facts have been proved false. However, because this is a pending case, what can be stated at this time is limited, andMonster will continue to prove its case in court.
Monster is confident in the safety of its products and stands by them.
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