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1980s pop icon Rick Springfield performing at the 2004 state fair, where a Liverpool woman claims he fell into the audience and injured her.

(Frank Ordonez | The Post-Standard)

Update: Pop icon Rick Springfield denies falling on Liverpool woman at 2004 State Fair concert

Syracuse, NY -- A Liverpool woman is suing 1980s pop icon Rick Springfield for injuries after he fell into the audience during a 2004 State Fair concert and reportedly struck her.

Vicki Calcagno, 43, claims that Springfield's spill into the crowd at the Aug. 28, 2004 Chevrolet Court concert left her with "serious, disabling and permanent injuries," according to her 2007 lawsuit.

A jury was selected today for a trial in the case before state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Paris. Testimony is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Springfield is best known for his 80s hit "Jessie's Girl" and appearing on ABC's hit General Hospital in the early 1980s.

Calcagno claims that Springfield was "careless and negligent" during the course of his concert by "performing, hopping and/or jumping" on chairs and benches, according to the 2007 summons by her lawyer, James Reid, of Greene & Reid PLLC.

Her lawsuit blames Springfield for having inadequate light, failing to remain on stage during the concert, failing to exhibit reasonable control and failing to maintain a safe environment for concert patrons. The concert promoter is listed as a co-defendant in the case.

Calcagno claims she suffered pain throughout most of her body as a result of injuries from Springfield falling on her.

Her injuries were documented by a doctor two days after the concert and included in court paperwork:

• Pain at multiple places in her head and neck, aggravated at random times and by random motions.

• Muscle spasms and a general sense of disorientation most concentrated in head and neck.

• Cervical pain

• Near-constant right shoulder tightness when raised. Pain in right hand.

• Jaw pain

• Loss of sleep

• Shooting pain in left eye

• Shooting pain in right foot

• Locking jaw and uneven bite

• Sensitivity to bright light

• Loss of normal balance

