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Former San Diego State and NFL running back Femi Ayanbadejo has reached a settlement agreement in his lawsuit against a Nevada supplement company whose product contained synthetic steroids.
Attorneys for Ayanbadejo and the company, ALR Industries, expressed satisfaction with the settlement, the terms of which were confidential. But the company continues to pursue a defamation suit against Ayanbadejo and reiterated that he tested positive for substances that were on the label of the product he took.
“My client is satisfied that he had his opportunity to say what he needed to say in court, through his pleadings and paperwork,” said Jim Miller, Ayanbadejo's attorney.
Ayanbadejo had alleged in his suit that the banned substances were not listed on the label of Max LMG, a pro-hormone product. As a result, he said he tested positive in an NFL steroids test in January 2007 and was suspended for four games. He said the stigma of testing positive helped prevent him from getting back in the league.
“Sometimes athletes have a valid claim against these companies, and sometimes they don't,” said Charles Weller, attorney for ALR Industries. “This was a perfect example of a situation where we don't have a valid claim. Ayanbadejo tested positive for exactly what was on the label of Max LMG. In trying to save his career, he chose to point fingers at the supplement company. He took a dietary supplement without doing his due diligence.”
The product since has been discontinued. It had not been certified as safe by the NFL or the players association. In legal proceedings, Ayanbadejo pointed out that the company's founder, Author L. Rea, was a pseudonym for Scott Jensen, who was accused of running an illegal steroid ring about 20 years ago and spent nearly seven years in prison. Jensen's attorney said that was “mud that was brought up. It truly has no relevance.”
Brent Schrotenboer: (619) 293-1368;
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Former San Diego State and NFL running back Femi Ayanbadejo has reached a settlement agreement in his lawsuit against a Nevada supplement company whose product contained synthetic steroids.
Attorneys for Ayanbadejo and the company, ALR Industries, expressed satisfaction with the settlement, the terms of which were confidential. But the company continues to pursue a defamation suit against Ayanbadejo and reiterated that he tested positive for substances that were on the label of the product he took.
“My client is satisfied that he had his opportunity to say what he needed to say in court, through his pleadings and paperwork,” said Jim Miller, Ayanbadejo's attorney.
Ayanbadejo had alleged in his suit that the banned substances were not listed on the label of Max LMG, a pro-hormone product. As a result, he said he tested positive in an NFL steroids test in January 2007 and was suspended for four games. He said the stigma of testing positive helped prevent him from getting back in the league.
“Sometimes athletes have a valid claim against these companies, and sometimes they don't,” said Charles Weller, attorney for ALR Industries. “This was a perfect example of a situation where we don't have a valid claim. Ayanbadejo tested positive for exactly what was on the label of Max LMG. In trying to save his career, he chose to point fingers at the supplement company. He took a dietary supplement without doing his due diligence.”
The product since has been discontinued. It had not been certified as safe by the NFL or the players association. In legal proceedings, Ayanbadejo pointed out that the company's founder, Author L. Rea, was a pseudonym for Scott Jensen, who was accused of running an illegal steroid ring about 20 years ago and spent nearly seven years in prison. Jensen's attorney said that was “mud that was brought up. It truly has no relevance.”
Brent Schrotenboer: (619) 293-1368;
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