Dive Summary:

• According to government records, five people in the last eight years have died shortly after consuming Monster brand energy drinks.
• A mother whose daughter died after drinking the energy drink recently uncovered this information and filed a lawsuit against the company. 
• Shares of Monster fell 15% upon the news breaking, however experts cite problems of causation in the lawsuit and believe it will be dismissed.  

From the article:

"Over the past eight years, five people have died shortly after drinking Monster brand energy drinks, according to government records. This fact was discovered by a Maryland mother who requested to see reports of adverse health effects linked to Monster products after her daughter died in late 2011 hours after consuming the company's energy drinks. The information - provided to the mother upon request by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - revealed that five deaths and one non-fatal heart attack have occurred after consumption of Monster Energy drinks since 2004 (FDA confirmed these stat..."