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2012 Year-End Highlights | USADA Case against Lance Armstrong
By Victoria VanBuren - December 18, 2012
Welcome to Disputing‘s 2012 Year End-Highlights. Perhaps one of the most publicized cases in the modern history of sports was Lance Armstrong’s controversy with the U.S. Anti-doping agency. Following are our 2012 posts related to the case: UCI Recognizes Sanctions against Lance Armstrong, Disputing, October 23, 2012 USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Statute of Limitations, Disputing, October 22, 2012 USADA Case agains
UCI Recognizes Sanctions against Lance Armstrong
By Victoria VanBuren - October 23, 2012
by Jeremy Clare On October 22, 2012, the International Cycling Union (UCI) released its decision regarding USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong. UCI came to three main conclusions: (1) UCI will not appeal USADA’s reasoned decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS); (2) UCI will recognize and implement USADA’s reasoned decision; and (3) UCI will disqualify all competitive results achieved by Mr. Armstrong from August 1, 1998 thereafter.
USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Statute of Limitations
By Victoria VanBuren - October 22, 2012
by Jeremy Clare USADA is seeking the disqualification of all of Mr. Lance Armstrong’s competitive results from August 1, 1998 onward. According to Article 17 of the World Anti-Doping Code, the statute of limitations for an action brought against an athlete is eight years from the date that the alleged violation(s) occurred. However, USADA claimed that the statute of limitations was suspended because Mr. Armstrong concealed the violations. In its
USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Evidence against Armstrong
By Victoria VanBuren - October 19, 2012
by Jeremy Clare The overall purpose of USADA’s Reasoned Decision was to present the evidence it gathered in order to justify the sanctions against Mr. Armstrong. The Reasoned Decision gives both, a detailed account and an extensive summary of the evidence. USADA had sworn statements from more than two dozen witnesses. The witnesses include fifteen professional cyclists and Armstrong’s former masseuse. Eleven of those cyclists were members of Arms
USADA Case against Lance Armstrong | Standard of Proof and Means of Proof
By Victoria VanBuren - October 17, 2012
by Jeremy Clare Standard of Proof According to Article 3.1 of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code), USADA bore the burden of establishing Mr. Armstrong’s violations of the Code. “This standard of proof in all cases is greater than a mere balance of probability but less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” USADA noted in the Reasoned Decision that the standard is comparable to the standard applied to other cases of professional misconduct. In t
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
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