02/13: Judge Dismisses Most of Clemens' Defamation Suit
Posted by: Seamus
From the AP via Sports Illustrated:
This whole A-Rod scandal probably would have made this a good time for Roger to fly under the radar and just drop this silly lawsuit altogether.
HOUSTON (AP) -- A federal judge dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit against his former personal trainer on Thursday, saying statements made in the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball are protected...
McNamee's attorneys said Clemens' lawsuit should be thrown out because McNamee was compelled to cooperate by federal investigators.
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison agreed, but he left in McNamee's statements to Andy Pettitte, Clemens' former New York Yankees teammate. McNamee told Pettitte that Clemens had used HGH and steroids.
McNamee's attorneys said Clemens' lawsuit should be thrown out because McNamee was compelled to cooperate by federal investigators.
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison agreed, but he left in McNamee's statements to Andy Pettitte, Clemens' former New York Yankees teammate. McNamee told Pettitte that Clemens had used HGH and steroids.
This whole A-Rod scandal probably would have made this a good time for Roger to fly under the radar and just drop this silly lawsuit altogether.
