Found September 15, 2011 on That NBA Lottery Pick: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Remember back in 2009, when Sacramento Kings reserve Francisco Garcia got injured in training camp after the exercise ball he was using popped?Well, Garcia has decided to sue the company that help distributed the ball and the manufacturer of the product:Sacramento Kings guard-forward Francisco Garcia has filed a federal lawsuit against the maker of an exercise ball he blames for a 2009 weightlifting accident that left him with a broken arm.The 6-foot-7, 195-pound Dominican native was balancing himself on the Stability Ball Gymnic Plus while lifting dumbbells when the ball exploded, throwing him to the floor and causing him to break his right forearm, the lawsuit said.The companies that make and distribute the ball should have known the product was dangerous because of similar incidents in the past, Garcia alleged in his complaint.Instead, they advertised that the ball had a "600-pound capacity and further represented and warranted that the ball was 'burst resistant,'&qu...
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