Fan Injured By T-Shirt Canon Sues Astros

May 10, 2019

By Jordan Kobritz   When fans make plans to attend a sporting event they rarely contemplate the risk to life and limb that may lurk within stadiums and arenas. Jennifer Harughty was one such fan, until she attended a Houston Astros game at Minute Maid Park on July 8, 2018.   Jennifer was injured when she was struck by a T-shirt fired from an air-powered cannon wielded by the team’s mascot, Orbit. Harughty claims her left index finger was shattered, leading to two surgeries, the first
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