A New Jersey man who claims he suffered permanent heart damage after drinking the alcohol- and caffeine-laced Four Loko beverage is suing its manufacturer.
Michael Mustica, a tire salesman from Knowlton Township in Warren County, filed suit last week against Phusion Projects.
The lawsuit, first reported last week by The Press of Atlantic City, claims that during a visit to Atlantic City in October Mustica drank 2 1/2 cans of Four Loko and suffered heart arrhythmia.
Each can of Four Loko contains 12 percent alcohol -- the equivalent of three cans of beer.
Phusion spokesman Chris Hunter declined comment to The Star-Ledger of Newark on Monday, but says the company still believes mixing alcohol and caffeine is safe. Phusion has removed caffeine from the drink since November.
NJ Man Says Four Loko Damaged Heart
Man claims that drinking alcohol and caffeine-laced drink caused heart arrhythmia
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