Grammy Award-winning Jamaican reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert suffered head pains and memory loss and was diagnosed with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after a drunk spectator threw a liquor bottle that hit him in the head while he was performing with his band Toots and the Maytals at the 2013 Dominion Riverrock Festival in Downtown.

According to a $20 million lawsuit Mr. Hibbert filed less than a month later in June 2013 against event organizer Venture Richmond, he was unable to perform or write songs after suffering debilitating injuries at the outdoor festival.

Nearly three years after the incident made international headlines, the 73-year-old performer quietly settled the lawsuit against the Downtown promotional group.

A Richmond Circuit Court judge dismissed the lawsuit this month at the request of Mr. Hibbert’s lawyers and those representing Venture Richmond.

Jack Berry, executive director of Venture Richmond, did not respond to a Free Press query about the suit or the amount of the settlement.

Richmond attorney Stan Wellman of Henrico County-based Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman that represented Venture Richmond in the suit, told the Free Press “none of the parties or counsel are permitted to comment in any way on the resolution of this claim.”

Several attempts to reach Mr. Hibbert and his legal team were unsuccessful.

The suit was scheduled to be heard by a jury last September, but was continued into 2016 because of the UCI Road World Championship bike races, Mr. Wellman told the Free Press at the time.

William C. Lewis, who was 20 at the time, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery in December 2013 and was sentenced to six months in the City Jail for injuring Mr. Hibbert by hurling the bottle during the May 19, 2013, festival on Brown’s Island.

A dazed Mr. Hibbert was taken to the VCU Medical Center, treated for a deep gash in his head and released.

He performed a few shows in the immediate aftermath of the incident, but halted his tour shortly thereafter. He claimed in court papers that he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential income after the incident and had to pay more than $30,000 in medical expenses.

Reports have indicated that Mr. Hibbert could return to touring in the future, but several tour and ticket sites show no tour dates for him at this time. — JOEY MATTHEWS