Lance Armstrong News

Judge Limits Key Testimony in Armstrong Lawsuit

A federal judge has set some limits on key evidence and testimony in Lance Armstrong’s upcoming $100 million civil trial, including harm inflicted on former team sponsor U.S. Postal Service and whether the government should have known the cyclist and …

Armstrong Settles with Dallas Insurer Over Tour de France Bonuses

Lance Armstrong settled a cycling promotion court fight on confidential terms but still has a lawsuit over a U.S. Postal Service sponsorship to contend with. Armstrong settled two related lawsuits with SCA Promotions Inc. over claims the former champion cyclist’s …

Armstrong Hit with $10M Sanction in Dispute with Texas Promotions Insurer

Dallas-based SCA Promotions Inc., a specialist in insuring prizes, promotions and contests, announced that Lance Armstrong has been hit with a $10 million sanctions award by an arbitration panel hearing his dispute with the insurer. SCA filed suit against Armstrong …

Armstrong Questioned Under Oath in Case Brought by Dallas Insurer

Lance Armstrong, stripped of seven Tour de France victories and banned from professional cycling in 2012, was questioned under oath for the first time since he admitted doping in an Oprah Winfrey interview last year. Armstrong, 42, was deposed in …

Armstrong Denied Appeal in SCA Promotions Lawsuit

The Texas Supreme Court on May 30 denied Lance Armstrong’s bid to block an insurance company’s efforts to recover about $12 million in bonuses it paid him during his career, setting the former cyclist on course to give sworn testimony …

Armstrong Appeals to Texas Supreme Court to Halt Insurer Lawsuit

Lance Armstrong has asked the Texas Supreme Court to stop a Dallas company from trying to force him to pay back about $12 million in bonuses it paid him for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions sued Armstrong last …

Texas Appeals Court Puts Armstrong Insurance Case Review on Hold

A Texas appeals court has temporarily blocked an arbitration panel from reviewing $12 million in bonuses paid to Lance Armstrong by a company that wants its money back, stopping efforts to force him to give new sworn testimony about his …

Texas Judge Rules Against Armstrong in Fight over Insured Bonuses

A Texas judge has rejected Lance Armstrong’s request to stop an arbitration panel from reviewing $12 million in bonuses the cyclist was paid before admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs. Judge Tonya Parker declined to stop the panel from considering whether …

SCA Promotions, Armstrong Back in Court over Insured Bonuses

Attorneys for Lance Armstrong argued on Feb. 21 that he shouldn’t have to return to arbitration with a Texas insurer over million-dollar bonuses he received for winning races even if it was revealed years later that the cyclist lied about …

Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Insurance Lawsuit

A day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong reached a settlement on Nov. 20 with an insurance company that was seeking $3 million in performance bonuses it paid him from …