The family of Logan Stiner has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon and other entities involved in the caffeine powder business; the 18-year old teen overdosed on the substance and died at his home in May.

The family of an Ohio teenager who died from overdosing on caffeine powder has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon and several other entities involved in the substance’s manufacturing, sales, and distribution.

The legal action accuses the defendants of a “flagrant disregard of the safety of persons” as well as their failure to “follow the safety laws and regulations in place for ‘dietary supplements.’” 

Logan Stiner, who was 18-years old at the time and five days away from his high school graduation, died on May 27, 2014 at his home in LaGrange, Ohio. 

An autopsy showed that the causes of death were cardiac arrhythmia and seizure caused by acute caffeine toxicity, with a level of the stimulant that was about 23 times the typical amo