Armstrong fails to stop US federal government lawsuit going ahead
US federal judge denies attempt to dismiss $1ꦰ00 million fraud lawsuit
Lance Armstrong's latest attempt to stop a whistleblower lawsuit filed by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Floyd Landis in 2010, and joined by the US Justic💛e Department in 2013, has been ended by a a US federal judge.
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US district judge Robert Wilkins said the American government is free to proceed with the case that alleges Armstrong defrauded the government by accepting sponsorship money📖 from the US Postal Service while using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.ꦅ
Along with four of his colleagues, Armstrong was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:called to testify ಌundeওr oath this month for the lawsuit.&𓂃nbsp;Armstrong's lawyers had requested tha💜t the federal courts delay such testimony until they receive the discovery evidence that they have requested.
The government is aiming💃 to recover nearl🌄y $100 million under the False Claims Act.
"The court denies without prejudice the defendants' motion to dismiss the gove🍃rnment's action as time-barred," Wilkins wrote in his opinion.
The Justice Depart꧒ment claimed the reputation of the US Postal Service was tainted by Armstrong's confessionꩵ that he used performance enhancing drugs on the way to winning the Tour de France for seven consecutive years.
US Postal contributed around $40 million as title sponsor of Armstrong's team between 1998 and 2004. According to the US go🎃vernment's complaint it is believed that $18 million went to Armstrong.
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Armstrong had moved to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:dismiss the lawsuit in November 2013. Armstrong's lawyer Elliot Peters argued that the Postal Service should have known back in 2000 as it was aware that French authorities had begun an investigation into allegations that the team was doping when its sponsorship agreement came🌸 up for renewal.
"They d☂id absolutely nothing t💫o investigate" said Peters.
