from Becky Schlikerman of the Chicago Sun-Times,

Blackhawks fan Patricia Higgins has filed a personal injury lawsuit more than a year after she was struck in the face by an errant puck during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Burr Ridge doctor, who was presented with the astray puck last July, claims the United Center should have maintained and inspected safety nets “in order to avoid injury to spectators,” according to the lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Higgins was seated behind the safety net in section 115 on June 12, 2013 when the puck was “shot off the ice and struck” her, according to the lawsuit.

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Below, watch an interview the Chicago Tribune did with Patricia Higgins shorly after the incident...