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USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Charges Brought against Armstrong

By Victoria VanBuren - October 16, 2012

by Jeremy Clare Writers of this blog have been posting about USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong for several months. During the next days, we will be summarizing various portions of USADA’s Reasoned Decision. We begin with the charges USADA brought against Mr. Armstrong. Charges USADA listed the following six separate charges brought against Mr. Armstrong: (1) Use and/or attempted use of prohibited substances and/or methods including EPO, blood

USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA Issues its Reasoned Opinion Describing its Evidence against Lance Armstrong

By Victoria VanBuren - October 15, 2012

On October 10, 2012, the United States Anti-doping Agency (“USADA”) issued a 202-page reasoned decision describing evidence against Lance Armstrong and alleged rule violations (the “Reasoned Decision”). Under Articles 8.3 and 13.2.3 of the World Anti-Doping Code (the “Code”), USADA is obligated to send its Reasoned Decision to the parties with the having the right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CA

USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Remaining Procedural Steps

By Victoria VanBuren - August 29, 2012

by Jeremy Clare Even though Lance Armstrong decided on August 23rd not to proceed to arbitration with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (“USADA”), the process for sanctioning Mr. Armstrong has not been completed. There are remaining procedural steps that must occur before the sanctions are finalized. Under Article 8.3 of the World Anti-Doping Code (the “Code”), USADA is obligated to send Mr. Armstrong, the International

USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | USADA Announces Lance Armstrong’s Lifetime Ban from Sport and Forfeiture of Titles

By Victoria VanBuren - August 24, 2012

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has released the following Statement today: August 24, 2012 USADA announced today that Lance Armstrong has chosen not to move forward with the independent arbitration process and as a result has received a lifetime period of ineligibility and disqualification of all competitive results from August 1, 1998 through the present, as the result of his anti-doping rule violations stemming from his involvemen

Armstrong v. Tygart | Austin Federal Court Dismisses Lance Armstrong Lawsuit Against USADA

By Victoria VanBuren - August 20, 2012

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, dismissed Lance Armstrong lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Agreement to Arbitrate The court held that Armstrong agreed to arbitrate at least some of his claims. The court found that Armstrong agreed to abide by USA Cycling’s rules and those rules incorporate the USADA Protocol, which requires athletes to contest doping sanctions through ar

Armstrong v. Tygart | Federal Court to Rule Before August 23

By Victoria VanBuren - August 13, 2012

Last Friday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, held a hearing on Lance Armstrong’s suit against USADA. The court was asked to decide whether or not it should enjoin USADA from enforcing an arbitration deadline against Armstrong while the lawsuit progresses. The court gave the parties one more week to submit legal briefs and said it would rule prior to August 23, which is the deadline given to Armstrong by

Armstrong v. Tygart | Hearing is Today

By Victoria VanBuren - August 10, 2012

by Renée Kolar This week, in anticipation of today’s hearing in front of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, we’ve been summarizing the legal issues raised in Lance Armstrong’s Amended Complaint and USADA and Tygart’s responses in their motion to dismiss. Today, the District Court will decide whether or not it should enjoin Defendants from enforcing an arbitration deadline against Armstrong while the lawsui

Armstrong v. Tygart | Tortious Interference

By Victoria VanBuren - August 9, 2012

by Renée Kolar Tomorrow, August 10th 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, will have to decide whether or not it should enjoin Defendants from enforcing an arbitration deadline against Lance Armstrong while the lawsuit progresses. In anticipation of the hearing, this week we’ve been summarizing Armstrong’s complaints and Tygart and USADA’s responses in their motion for summary judgment. Today we summari

Armstrong v. Tygart | Lance Armstrong Responds to USADA’s Motion to Dismiss

By Victoria VanBuren - August 8, 2012

by Renée Kolar On Friday, August 3, 2012 Lance Armstrong filed a Memorandum in Opposition arguing that the court has jurisdiction to enjoin the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) proceeding and requesting that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss be denied. In his Memorandum, he asserts that Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has exclusive jurisdiction over the matters in USADA’s charging letters and has not authorized USADA to pursue disciplinary actio

Armstrong v. Tygart | Fairness of Arbitration Procedure

By Victoria VanBuren - August 8, 2012

by Renée Kolar This coming Friday, August 10th 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, will have to decide whether or not it should enjoin Defendants from enforcing an arbitration deadline against Lance Armstrong while the lawsuit progresses. In anticipation of the hearing, this week we will be summarizing Armstrong’s complaints and Tygart and USADA’s responses in their motion for summary judgment. Backgr