Overview
- The complaint alleges Rodgers threw full, unopened Miller Lite cans from the stage at the 2022 Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, striking fan Samantha Haws.
- Haws says a can hit her in the head and face without warning, causing severe, painful and permanent injuries.
- The lawsuit was filed on May 21, 2024, and continues in New Jersey court without a ruling on the merits.
- On Oct. 22, an appellate panel upheld a lower court in keeping Sony Music as a defendant after the company argued it lacked New Jersey ties and did not operate the festival.
- Molson Coors, Southern Entertainment and Rodgers are also named as defendants, and representatives for the parties did not immediately respond to requests for comment.