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Old September 17th 04, 02:25 AM
B. Lafferty
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"crit pro" wrote in message
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A Texas arbitrator. Nothing a coupla signed books can't fix.

Lance will get paid.


Most likely an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.
Interesting that after Armstrong allegedly threatens Prentiss Steffen with
being tied up in legal knots due to his wealth, Armstrong now faces an
insurance company with deep pockets that is not going to pay out $5 million
without an interesting discovery process first.

The first step will most likely be to ask the court to dismiss Armstrong's
action and compel the parties to proceed with arbitration. BTW, arbitration
is playing in the insurance company's ballpark. That's why they put
arbitration clauses in their policies. Also, there is generally no appeal
from an arbitrator's ruling. Also, if the arbitrator finds that Armstrong
has been using illegal substances over a period of years, look for the
insurance company to seek repayment of the monies they paid out in prior
years.

It is also unlikely that an arbitrator will see himself bound by res
judicata regarding any "decisions" by the UCI and/or WADA.

And if there is a finding against Armstrong, look for the matter to be
turned over to a DA for possible prosecution for insurance fraud dependent
on what evidence is taken at the arbitration hearing.

Interesting times ahead.



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