Armstrong reaches $5 million settlement on lawsuit

• Published in: Gannett News Service
• Main Author: Schrotenboer, Brent
• Format: Newsletter
• Language: English
• Published: McLean USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 19.04.2018
• Subjects: Armstrong, Lance; Attorneys; Corporate sponsorship; Landis, Floyd; Litigation; Postal & delivery services; Settlements & damages; Whistleblowing; Winfrey, Oprah; Washington DC; United States > US

The trial was scheduled to begin May 7 in Washington, D.C. "A competitor who intentionally uses illegal (performance-enhancing drugs) not only deceives fellow competitors and fans, but also sponsors, who help make sporting competitions possible," said a statement from Chad Readler, acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division. The federal government had sued Armstrong in 2013, a few months after he admitted to extensive use of performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions in a televised interview with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey. "The Postal Service and Landis had sought $100 million in damages from Lance, but in light of several significant court rulings rejecting and limiting the plaintiffs' damages theories, the case today settled for $5 million, plus an additional amount to pay attorneys' fees to Landis' lawyer," said Armstrong's attorney, Elliot Peters of Keker Van Nest & Peters, LLP.