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Jameson Rodgers<\/a> is embroiled in a personal injury lawsuit after he allegedly struck a fan with a full, unopened beer can while performing at New Jersey’s Barefoot Country Music Festival in June 2022.<\/p>\n According to the lawsuit, Rodgers threw cans of Miller Lite beer into the crowd from the stage during his performance.<\/p>\n Plaintiff Samantha Haws says one of those cans struck her “violently and without warning in the head and facial area,” according to\u00a0Billboard<\/a><\/em>, and caused “severe, painful and permanent bodily injuries.”<\/p>\n The lawsuit was first filed<\/a> in May 2024, and proceeded pretty quietly for over a year.<\/p>\n READ MORE: The 17 Biggest Country Music Scandals<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n But the case is in the news this week after an appeals court ruled that Sony Music\u2014Rodgers’ label, and one of the defendants listed in the lawsuit\u2014must remain involved.<\/p>\n Sony filed to remove itself as a defendant on the grounds that the label doesn’t have jurisdiction over the festival or security proceedings. But the court decided that Sony will continue to be a defendant, since Rodgers could be determined to be acting as an “agent” of his label during his performance.<\/p>\n As noted via a case update<\/a> from Oct. 22, Molson Coors d\/b\/a Miller Brewing Company\u2014AKA the brand of beer that Rodgers allegedly threw from the stage\u2014is also a defendant in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n A Mississippi native who began pursuing a music career in Nashville in 2010, Rodgers first gained traction in the industry as a songwriter. He wrote songs for acts such as\u00a0Florida Georgia Line<\/a> and Luke Bryan<\/a>.<\/p>\n His first hit as a recording artist came with the single “Some Girls,” which hit the top of the\u00a0Billboard<\/em> Country Airplay chart in October 2020.<\/p>\n Rodgers went on to release a duet with Luke Combs<\/a>, “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” which was also a No. 1 hit on the Country Airplay chart. He also toured as Combs’ opening act in 2019.<\/p>\n Airborne objects at shows\u2014and their potential to harm someone\u2014are a hot topic in the country genre, though typically it’s a fan in the crowd who’s throwing something toward the stage.<\/p>\n Luke Bryan<\/a> says he’s had everything from beach balls to cell phones<\/a> thrown at him while performing, while\u00a0Zach Bryan<\/a>\u00a0once had a Zyn can<\/a> hurled at him during a show.<\/p>\n Morgan Wallen<\/a> has been a target, too, and he’s got a particularly pointed response lined up for situations like this one: He tosses the object back out<\/a> into the crowd\u2014but in the opposite direction from where it came from. That way, the offender won’t get their item back.<\/p>\n The music business is a high-stakes, high-risk venture, and it’s not unusual for artists to wind up in court to defend their interests, as we’ll see in this gallery of the nastiest country music lawsuits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Sterling Whitaker<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho Is Jameson Rodgers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Objects Being Thrown on Stage Is a Big Problem at Country Concerts<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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