Salvatore Giordano, from Marano, was struck on 5 July 2014 by a heavy fragment that fell from the Galleria Umberto I in Naples. He died in hospital four days later. Thirteen years on, his family’s lawyers say the compensation has still not been paid in full.

The case was reported again by Il Mattino, which describes a family still seeking closure through the courts. According to the newspaper, the family’s lawyers have announced a civil hearing and a complaint to the Corte dei Conti over the delay.

A compensation still unpaid, according to the family

The central claim advanced by the family’s legal team is straightforward: more than a decade after the death, the damages owed have not been fully paid.

The lawyers have announced a civil hearing before the Tribunal of Naples to seek damages linked to the delay in payment. Il Mattino also reports that they intend to file a complaint with the Corte dei Conti, the public body responsible for oversight of public expenditure in Italy.

The available reporting does not document in full how much has actually been paid so far, or how much remains outstanding. That full payment history has not been established in the sources reviewed for this article.

Interest estimated at almost one million euros

One of the most widely cited figures in the case comes from the family’s lawyer, as reported by ANSA.

According to ANSA, the lawyer estimates that interest accrued on the compensation would now amount to almost one million euros. That figure reflects the long delay since the 2014 tragedy.

This should be read carefully: the near-million-euro sum is the lawyer’s estimate, not an amount confirmed by a court order reproduced in full in the available sources. The exact amount owed remains one of the unresolved points in the case.

A criminal case taken to the Cassazione

The legal proceedings have also moved through the criminal courts.

Ottopagine reports that the case was brought before the Corte di Cassazione, Italy’s highest court, and that the family is still awaiting compensation from the Comune di Napoli and the condominium involved.

The documentation reviewed does not clarify whether a final decision has since been issued by the Cassazione or in the civil proceedings. Readers should therefore treat the final judicial outcome as still unconfirmed on the basis of the sources available here.

The removed memorial plaque

A second dispute concerns the memory of Salvatore Giordano in the city.

According to NapoliToday, a commemorative plaque inaugurated in 2025 was removed during works in Via Toledo and left in a construction area. The family contested both the removal and the way the plaque was left.

NapoliToday reports that the family, through lawyer Sergio Pisani, addressed a further compensation request to the mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, over the episode. The request was directed at the Comune di Napoli.

The plaque episode has added a separate civic dimension to a case that was already about delayed justice: not only when compensation will arrive, but how the victim is remembered in public space.

What remains unclear

Three points remain unresolved in the verified reporting:

First, it is not confirmed from the sources reviewed whether the hearings mentioned have led to a final decision by the Cassazione or the civil court.

Second, the total amount owed, and any amount already paid to the family, are not fully documented in the sources reviewed.

Third, the figure of almost one million euros in interest is an estimate by the family’s lawyer, not a sum established by a fully reported judicial measure.

What is established is the core timeline: a fatal collapse on 5 July 2014, a death four days later, and, thirteen years later, a family still asking through the Tribunal of Naples, the Corte dei Conti, and the mayor’s office for full compensation and public recognition.