Armstrong, Others Get Reprieve in False Claims Act Action as Wording in Contract Falls Short

A federal judge from the District of Columbia has handed Lance Armstrong and others a victory in case in which a former professional cyclist and Armstrong rival, Floyd Landis, filed a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam action against Armstrong, alleging that Armstrong had a duty to repay the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which sponsored Armstrong’s cycling team, because of the team's admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs.   In so ruling, the court concluded that the FCA’s reverse false