Teenage beauty queen died after drinking influencer-linked energy drink, family says in lawsuit

NewsWorldAmericasTeenage beauty queen died after drinking influencer-linked energy drink, family says in lawsuitLarissa Rodriguez’s cause of death was listed as cardiomyopathy caused by excessive caffeine consumption, according to a lawsuitOwen Scott Friday 10 April 2026 13:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955208","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alani-nu-larissa-rodriguez-caffeine-lawsuit-b2955208.html","title":"Texas teen died after drinking influencer-linked energy drink, lawsuit"}}CloseEnergy Drinks May Cause Chronic Insomnia In College StudentsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A...