Woman sues after drinking 5,000 litres of Coke

A Russian woman who drank up to 5,000 litres of Coca Cola has successfully sued the company for making her ill.

Natalya Kashuba, 27, the owner of an up-market clothes shop, drank up to three litres of the soft drink every day for five years.

She took legal action against the soft drinks giant after claiming that she had suffered insomnia and heartburn, reports the Telegraph.

Miss Kashuba said she had become addicted to the drink as a result of a promotional offer that allowed consumers to swap Coca Cola caps for prizes.

Dozens of inflatable mattresses and radios she won were used as key evidence in the case.

"In October 2005, as a result of an examination by a gastroenterologist, she was diagnosed with a chronic condition whose main symptom is heart burn," her lawyer, Alexey Monakhov, said.

In a landmark ruling, two Russian courts agreed that Coca Cola had failed to warn of the potential health risks of drinking too much Coke and awarded Miss Kashuba £62.

Though the sum in itself is derisory, Miss Kashuba's victory is unprecedented and could, lawyers predict, prompt an avalanche of similar suits.

Miss Kashuba herself is seeking a further £59,000 from Coca Cola in "moral damages".

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... I really hate stupid people winning lawsuits for simply being stupid. It really underminds society as a whole.

Geez .. no self-control .. cocaholic ...

insomnia? who didn't see that coming? Cola has caffeine in it.

People seriously piss me off. Theres no way she deserves that money. Its her own damn fault for drinking it. No one forced it on her.

Good grief how can anyone drink that much coke??

That being said, I'm suing Bass Pale Ale and Tim Horton's coffee.

Only if I can sue Pepsi!

How on earth did she win this lawsuit!?

If you chug a pint of Milk and then throw up after, you're not going to win a lawsuit against the Milk company.

Man this makes me angry.

I think I will sue Miss Kashuba I drink coke (not that much) I cant even look at it now because of her. HA HA HA. Talk about stuff that makes you sick how do people get away with this stuff?Really the Coke Cola Company should turn around a sue her for giving them a bad rep. and for being so STUPIED FOR DRINKING THAT MUCH!! MORON.

Ridicolous!

These people have to try to do this, there can't be any way someone is really that retarded.

She must've had a helluva lawyer...

frivolous lawsuits irritate me no end....

can't believe she actually won

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I'm sueing the system that allows such idiocy to win cases like this... beacuse it's just encouraging people infected with The Stupid to believe it's ok.

Holy, that's beyond stupid! I can't believe she won... I hope that doesn't mean there's a "precedent" (or whatever the term is) now... Anyone remember the genius that spilled McDonald's coffee all over her lap and sued, because she "didn't know it would be that hot"? Yikes. I weep for the future...

PS: This woman must be short on common sense... obviously. Doesn't most of the world know by now that whole "in moderation" thing? 3 litres a day is a tad excessive... yeesh! It's gross, but it makes me wonder what condition the rest of her is in... can you imagine what her teeth would look like after that much coke?!

I bet you a dollar she'll sue again when she gets osteoporosis.

mmm, phosphorus.

just like the person who sued McDonaldes after spillingf cofee.

Gee i thought i drank a lot of coke.

Wtf... I'm a CocaCola/Pepsi/Dr.Pepper/Mr.Pibb-holic (soon to be recovering I hope? >_>) and I couldn't imagine drinking that much soda and still being able to stand up! O_O

That woman's not human... And if she is human, she doesn't have long to live. Better enjoy that dirty money while she can...

It scares me actually how stupid people can be. I mean, if it actually was right to sue Coca Cola just beacause you have drinked 5000 liters of it. Then I would have sued Coca Cola many years ago!

what an idiot........caffine addict

This is just ridiculous.

I guess the only good news is the dollar amount awarded was only about $120.

She probably used it to buy more Coke.

i know this might seem like a dumb question. but dose any one know how much 5,000 litres is in gallons?

^^^Roughly, 1,320 gallons

Holy sh#%! how!? why!? and she won the case!? that women needs to go to rehab not to court!

I wonder, if she had taken 5000 capsules of rat poison, would she have sued the company that makes rat poison?

what an idiot.who the hell drinks that much pop,thats just disgusting.i like pop but i don't drink that much,dear god

1320 gallons over 5 years equals almost eight 12-oz cans of Coke per day.

Maybe I should try to sue Intel and Nvidia...

I hate to see stupid results like this, however it shows the Courts legal system for what is realy is.... A JOKE.

Not funny... but a joke nonetheless

This is the kind of absurd bullsh$t that clogs the courts up. They should fine people like this that bring these stupid lawsuits. Like the fat bastard that sued Mcdonalds because he didnt know that eating there 4 times a day for 10 years might make him fat.

i don't think she would get the chance you know being 6 feet under and all

Well, its not as stupid as the person that sued McDonalds because they burnt themselves with their coffee.

See, this is why i only drink water.

...Why did she drink so much in the first place? Just because she liked it/was addicted? I almost want to think she drank like that to make a lawsuit. It's just phreakin' stupid...

That much water might make you sick too.

If it doesn't you'll be spending most of the day next to a toilet anyways.

"drank up to three litres of the soft drink every day for five years."

realize this is over 5 years.. i drink a lot of the stuff myself. since i am not a disgusting pig i do not drink 3 litres a day, however.. this sounds a bit more realistic than when you just straight up say "she drank 5000 litres."

that being said, she should have her limbs chopped for such a stupid lawsuit.

...I'd hate to see her teeth

Even if she drank a pint of milk every day, she'd have got little calcium intake due to an ingredient in the coke preventing calcium getting into the bloodstream.

I burp after I drink Soda, can I sue for that?

I bet you could. There is no warning for burping on the containers! Those monsters!

People like this should be prosecuted for filing such a petty lawsuit. Better yet, sue
the lawyers. This case should never have been heard in any court. Don't these
people know there are real criminals to prosecute? The courts should never have to
deal with such frivolous lawsuits such as this.

Just enough to buy her 62 2-liters of Pepsi...

I 100% agree. It would be the same as me sueing the candy companies for cavities on my teeth. People need to be responsible for their decisions in life and live with the ramifications of it.

Yeah people getting rewared for stupidity is exactly why there are more stupid people.

To be fair, it sounds like she could have been addicted to the cola.

You'd be pretty p***ed too if you started, say, smoking before anyone told you cigarettes were addictive.



2.5 to 3 litres is generally the recommended daily intake volume from many health organizations.

People use the word addiction to freely these days. Its a cop out for people with either no sense or no self control. Isn't anyone ever responsible for their actions anymore? Are we just going to come up with lame excuse after lame excuse for people with character deficiency? Get real sheesh.

It's funny to hear stupid people win stupid cases. I mean seriously, it's her fault. But I do have to say Coke is addictive, not for the caps, but in fact for it's taste.

I totally agree. People need to get hold of their own lives and be responsible for their own actions and do something about their own situations and quit making excuses. Oh and give me lots of money.

I hope she wins the money she is seeking. Then, the day she collects the check, I hope she gets hit by a coke truck while jay walking. Wouldn't want her to sue again, do we?

So out of the 1,000,000,000> people that drink caffeinated drinks, it's unfair to say that perhaps just one of them was prone to a dependancy?

Agreed 100%. But what about the frivolous lawsuit lawyers cruising the TV channels, who are advertising to anyone how they could get paid for being stupid?

bulls*** lawsuit should be abolished. Its doing nothing but making people into unhealthy opportunists who are looking for a payday.

Fat people should not sue Mcdonolds.

Smokers should not sue tobacco companies.

Drunkdrivers should not sue bars and clubs.

If you spilt got coffee on your lap while driving a car should not sue!!!