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“YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI founded Prime Hyrdation in 2022, and while their products have become increasingly popular and profitable, the company continues to face class action suits over the ingredients in their energy and sports drinks.
Prime Hyrdation LLC was sued April 8 in the Southern District of New York over ‘misleading and deceptive practices’ regarding the company’s 12-ounce energy drinks containing between 215-225 milligrams of caffeine as opposed to the advertised 200 milligrams, according to the class action suit.
Lara Vera, a Poughkeepsie, New York resident, filed the suit in federal court on behalf of herself and others who bought Prime products across the U.S., the complaint says. Vera purchased Prime’s Blue Raspberry products several times in August 2022 for about $3 to $4 each, but she would have never bought the drinks if she had known the actual caffeine content, according to the suit.
Vera’s suit is seeking $5 million from the company owned by Paul and KSI, real name Olajide Olayinka Williams ‘JJ’ Olatunji, court records show.” …