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09-10-2005, 08:49 AM
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/sep05/sep10newsflash
Another bug has been squashed.
"Two of the pending legal cases that have been bedeviling Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong appear to have made some progress to being resolved. Although Armstrong was on his way to attend his friend and team-mate George Hincapie's celebration in Greenville, SC, Armstrong's agent Bill Stapleton told Cyclingnews that "Lance feels totally vindicated about the Mike Anderson case; the ruling [for summary judgement and dismissal of his claims] is very significant; it shows that [Anderson's] accusations are without merit in an American court."
Tim Herman, Armstrong's attorney in Austin, Texas, explained to Cyclingnews that Texas State District Judge Margaret Cooper ruled in favour of [Armstrong and his personal management company Luke David LLC] with a motion for summary judgement that has dismissed Mike Anderson's claims of breach of contract and that Armstrong has defrauded the former Austin bike shop employee, who served as Armstrong's assistant from 2002-2004. "This totally vindicates Lance," explained Herman. "Anderson has one more 'straggling' claim about pay, but there is not much to that claim." Herman will now file other motions to dismiss Andersons' other claims, "but they are insignificant," he said.
Bill Stapleton emphatically told Cyclingnews, "this summary judgement totally vindicates Armstrong's claim that there was no contract, no fraud or abuse of Anderson". Herman elaborated by saying: "Yes, Anderson's claims can be appealed but the summary judgement and dismissal of his claims takes the guts out of any appeal."
Stapleton added, "we have heard earlier this week that the French judge in charge of the alleged defamation case [by Italian rider Filippo Simeoni] over Armstrong's comments in Le Monde will also be dismissed," but the French justice system has not communicated when the formal case closure will be forthcoming..."
Another bug has been squashed.
"Two of the pending legal cases that have been bedeviling Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong appear to have made some progress to being resolved. Although Armstrong was on his way to attend his friend and team-mate George Hincapie's celebration in Greenville, SC, Armstrong's agent Bill Stapleton told Cyclingnews that "Lance feels totally vindicated about the Mike Anderson case; the ruling [for summary judgement and dismissal of his claims] is very significant; it shows that [Anderson's] accusations are without merit in an American court."
Tim Herman, Armstrong's attorney in Austin, Texas, explained to Cyclingnews that Texas State District Judge Margaret Cooper ruled in favour of [Armstrong and his personal management company Luke David LLC] with a motion for summary judgement that has dismissed Mike Anderson's claims of breach of contract and that Armstrong has defrauded the former Austin bike shop employee, who served as Armstrong's assistant from 2002-2004. "This totally vindicates Lance," explained Herman. "Anderson has one more 'straggling' claim about pay, but there is not much to that claim." Herman will now file other motions to dismiss Andersons' other claims, "but they are insignificant," he said.
Bill Stapleton emphatically told Cyclingnews, "this summary judgement totally vindicates Armstrong's claim that there was no contract, no fraud or abuse of Anderson". Herman elaborated by saying: "Yes, Anderson's claims can be appealed but the summary judgement and dismissal of his claims takes the guts out of any appeal."
Stapleton added, "we have heard earlier this week that the French judge in charge of the alleged defamation case [by Italian rider Filippo Simeoni] over Armstrong's comments in Le Monde will also be dismissed," but the French justice system has not communicated when the formal case closure will be forthcoming..."