New York Mets sued by fan seeking damages for T-shirt cannon injury
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A New York man is seeking damages from the New York Mets for a severe eye injury he says occurred at a game and involved a T-shirt cannon.
Alexander Swanson, 54, of Smithtown, says in a lawsuit that he was knocked unconscious and nearly blinded when a T-shirt fired from the device hit him in the face at a Mets game in June.
“It could have killed me,” he told the New York Daily News. “It’s a hazard.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Swanson took his three sons to the Mets' Citi Field to watch the team play the San Francisco Giants.
Alexander Swanson says in a lawsuit that he suffered an eye injury after being hit by a T-shirt fired from a T-shirt cannon. (Ancona & Levine Attorneys)
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The person operating the cannon appeared to be having trouble with the weapon and had lowered the muzzle when it discharged, according to the paper.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“The guy who shot the gun scampered away,” Swanson told the New York Daily News.
Swanson says he suffered a detached retina.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Alexander Swanson says he took his three sons to a Mets game in June when he was injured with a T-shirt cannon. (Ancona & Levine Attorneys)
His attorney Dustin Levine told Fox News on Monday that his client was hit at “point-blank range.”
“The cannon was operated and maintained in a grossly negligent fashion and caused Mr. Swanson to be hit by a projectile that is estimated to be traveling at half the speed of a bullet fired from a 9mm pistol,” Levine said.
“My client was enjoying what he thought was a perfect day with his three sons and ended up suffering a severe injury that will likely affect the rest of his life,” he said.
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