Hot dog injury lawsuit

Hot dog injury lawsuit awaits Missouri Supreme Court decision. Teams are legally shielded from liability for on-field actions, but the Royals hot-dog. Coomer filed a lawsuit in 2009 against the Kansas City Royals after their mascot Sluggerrr threw a hot dog to him, which ended up hitting him in the eye.

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Kansas City Royals mascot Sluggerrr celebrates following a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., in September. Sluggerrr is at the center of a hot dog injury lawsuit that could set a new legal precedent for team mascots.

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