Urgent update in Panera Bread settlement case as customers have one day left to get cash or free food
Panera Bread customers have until Monday to file a claim and get free food or cash from the popular fast food chain.
Panera has agreed to a $2 million settlement in connection with a lawsuit alleging the franchise misled customers about delivery and menu prices. The chain has denied all allegations.
Eligible people must have proof that they ordered delivery through the Panera app or website between October 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021.
Customers will be given the option to choose what type of settlement they want from the restaurant: two free vouchers at $9.50 each for free items from Panera’s ‘Soup & Mac’ menu, or a $12 electronic payment sent directly to them being send.
Monday is the last day for Panera customers to claim free food or cash from the popular chain
Panera has agreed to a $2 million settlement in connection with a lawsuit alleging the franchise misled customers about delivery and menu prices
According to the claim websitesettlement amounts may decrease based on the number of people who participate.
The company has agreed to provide up to $200,000 worth of ‘Soups & Mac’ vouchers, while the money for the cash settlement will come from the Net Cash Settlement Fund.
“If there are not sufficient funds in the Net Cash Settlement Fund to award each Settlement Class Member $12, the Net Cash Settlement Fund will be distributed on a pro-rata basis to those Settlement Class Members who elect to receive a Cash Settlement Award,” the website said.
The cash settlement may be sent to qualified customers via PayPal, Venmo or other electronic payment platforms.
This isn’t the first time Panera Bread has been embroiled in a lawsuit, as several people have sued the chain over its Charged Lemonades.
The energy-rich drink has been around ever since removed from the menu after customers suffered cardiac arrest and others died after consuming it.
This isn’t the first time Panera Bread has been embroiled in a lawsuit, as several people have sued the chain over its Charged Lemonades. They have since been removed from the menu
Sarah Katz died at the age of 21 after suffering two cardiac arrests shortly after consuming the highly caffeinated drink from the American restaurant chain.
Since her death in September 2022, multiple lawsuits have been filed against Panera Bread on behalf of others who died or suffered serious health problems after consuming the lemonade.
The grieving parents of Katz, who was a student at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, recently opened up about the loss of their daughter.
Katz’s father, Michael, recalled the moment he found out his daughter had “collapsed” and rushed to the trauma center to be told she had gone into cardiac arrest but that doctors could revive her.
However, after the 21-year-old suffered a second cardiac arrest, medical officials ended CPR, leaving her heartbroken parents in “complete disbelief.”
Still a teenager Luke Adams, 18, drank the drink along with a chicken sandwich before heading to the cinema with friends on March 9 around 7 p.m.
Luke Andrews, 18, (right) sued the company in May, claiming the Charged Lemonade caused him to go into cardiac arrest
Just two and a half hours later, a friend Luke was with noticed him making strange noises and discovered he was in sudden cardiac arrest.
Fortunately, two nurses and a cardiologist were also in theater at the time and began resuscitating him, while an automated external defibrillator was brought in and used to shock him.
Despite an irregular rhythm, Adams’ heart was beating again and he was rushed to the hospital.
Luke subsequently suffered seizures while in the ER and was placed in the intensive care unit, where he was intubated and placed on a ventilator, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Philadelphia in May.
