Gianluca Francioni, an Italian athlete and former national champion shot putter, is suing the town of Corridonia, the company that operates the local stadium, and his former athletic team for damages related to a serious knee injury. Francioni was injured in 2010 at the Corridonia stadium during training when the launching platform broke. He is seeking $150,000 and arguing that the defendants were negligent in maintaining the shot put facilities, which had been the subject of reports about their condition prior to the accident. Francioni underwent expensive knee surgery and may be forced to end his athletic career due to the injury suffered at the allegedly neglected stadium.

1. Press release
opens a dispute on the Court in Macerata (Italy) among the athlete Gianluca Francioni and the
town of Corridonia, the company that operates the stadium "Martini" and Fanfulla Lodi (Milan)
Athletic Team, with he was signed when the accident occurred that has forced into inactivity by
December 2010 and perhaps will lead to abandonment of events.
In the lawsuit to get compensation for damage Gianluca Francioni, will be assisted by Lawyer
Giancarlo Nascimbeni in Macerata which prepared the summons for the hearing on 5/29/2013.
The athlete who, in his long career, which began in 1984 won the title of Italian champion in
the shotput, 5 Convocations in the Italian national team, national record holder and in 2010
celebrated together with his brother Simon, 4 times Italian champion, who was also a national
level shotputter, 25 years of career and that thanks to the training carried out in the United States
at Rutgers University under the guidance of coach Tony Naclerio Development Member the United
States and the Olympic Coordinator for throwing events in Olympic race have achieved all these
results, has gained this decision after serious injury that occurred in December 2010 at the stadium
"Martini" of Corridonia (MC), during one of his training due to the broke the launch platform. The
facilities of the stadium used for the shot put, before the accident were the subject of several
reports by national and regional mass media.
The injury has forced the athlete to be operated at his own expense at the Santa Maria della
Misericordia hospital in Perugia for the reconstruction of the patellar tendon in his right knee by
Professor Auro Caraffa, specialist who oversaw the national champions and known as particularly
expert in operations on the knee.
Gianluca Francioni asks $ 150,000 for damages and calls into question the town of Corridonia,
which owns of the stadium, the management of the stadium "Martini" of Corridonia negligently or
even abandonment of shot put facilities that, coincidentally, after the serious injury suffered,
despite numerous requests, were repaired by the city, and his Athletic team Fanfulla (Milan