A federal judge said on Monday he likely will allow a lawsuit to move forward accusing cyclist Lance Armstrong and his business partners of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of endorsement money through Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs.
U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins said at a court hearing in Washington that he planned to rule in writing within 30 days on requests by Armstrong and the other defendants to dismiss the suit.
"It might get dismissed as to some defendants. I can tell you I doubt it as to all nike air max schwarz kaufen ," Wilkins said. He was not specific about which defendants might still face claims.
Former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis brought the suit in 2010 under a federal law that allows whistleblowers to report fraud committed against the government in exchange for a reward.
The U.S. Justice Department joined the suit in February, seeking to recover at least some of the $40 million that the Postal Service paid from 1998 to 2004 to have Armstrong and his teammates from Tailwind Sports wear its logo during cycling wins.
Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times, but was stripped of the titles and banned for life from cycling in 2012 on suspicion of using performance-enhancing drugs. He admitted this past January to doping.
His lawyers argued in court on Monday that the Postal Service benefited from the endorsement deal because of the valuable exposure it brought, and that the suit was brought too late to meet the requirements of the anti-fraud law.
Other defendants in the suit include the owners of Tailwind Sports, a company that dissolved in 2007. The defendants who remain could be forced to submit to evidence-gathering by Landis and the Justice Department.
"This case has been pending for quite a long time nike air max 97 weiß herren , and one way or another I intend to bring it to a resolution fairly quickly," Wilkins said.
The case is Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corp, et al, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:10-cv-00976.
(Agencies)
MELBOURNE nike air max 97 weiss kaufen , March 13 (Xinhua) -- Following is the result of an Australian A-League match played on Friday:
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 Melbourne Victory 3 (Berisha 26, 82, Thompson 62)
Played on Thursday
Adelaide United 2 (Carrusca 24, Goodwin 67) Central Coast Mariners 1 (Caceres 23)
Played on Wednesday
Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Poljak 38, Juric 79-penalty nike air max 97 undefeated kaufen , Rukavytsya 90+2) Melbourne City 2 (Baharudin 28, Mooy 71)
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Anselmo Ramon's brace gifted Hangzhou Greentown a 2-1 away win over the newly-promoted Chongqing Lifan in the fourth round of Chinese Super League (CSL) on Saturday, Hangzhou's first victory of the 2015 season.
Hangzhou broke the deadlock in the 10th minute as Anselmo Ramona shot a volley into the back of the net. Chongqing equalized four minutes into the second half with Wang Dong's goal but Ramona's headed home a corner in the 60th minute to seal the victory for the visitors.
In the other match on Saturday, Liaoning Whowin drew 2-2 with Changchun Yatai at home.
Veteran Du Zhenyu gave Changchun the lead after only 37 seconds but James Chamanga helped Liaoning to pull one back in 41st minute.
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Liaoning remained unbeaten so far in the new season.
SYDNEY, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The coast of Papua New Guinea has been rocked with a 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Friday, 59 km northwest of the town of Finschhafen in the Morobe Province, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The quake struck at 0250 GMT at a depth of 52.7 km.
USGS said there is a low likelihood of casualties and damage due to the location's rural surroundings.
However nike air max 97 silber herren , recent earthquakes in the area have been known to cause secondary hazards such as landslides and liquefaction that may cause losses.
No tsunami warning was issued at the moment. However geologists are monitoring the situation closely.
Virtual reality headset sales were “showing no signs of slowing” as they hit a remarkable 1 million units in the third quarter, with the top three vendors Sony, HTC and Oculus taking dominant shares in the market, said researcher Canalys in a report.
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Sony said that four domestic games nike air max 97 rosa , including VR titles, will debut next month on its PS platform, Sony China told Shanghai Daily.
HTC also announced that it would set up a VR open platform for easy mobile VR content development for third-party partners such as Chinese firms like 360Qiku, Baofengmojing, iQiyi and Pico.
In 2018 nike air max 97 herren günstig , the global VR headset market is expected to gain a “sizeable boost” from new entrants supporting Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform. VR can also be applied to many industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and education, said Canalys in the report
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