Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Landis v. Tailwind Sports Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 12, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2010-0976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Former professional cyclist Floyd Lan-dis filed this False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam action against Lance Armstrong — his former teammate on the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) cycling team — and a host of associated defendants. Landis (“Relator”) alleged that the defendants had wrongly obtained and retained money under a Sponsorship Agreement with USPS by concealing the team’s use of performance-enhancing drugs. The Government intervened against Armstrong but has thus far declined to do so against his longstanding business…
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