Is LeMond pulling the strings in the Armstrong affair?
As I understand it, Landis' lawyers in the qui tam case worked for LeMond. That is a nice coincidence. LeMond would have built up a large amount of information when he sued Trek. Is it being used in the qui tam case? Was it given to the USADA?
A question that occurs to me is who owns the information that is gathered by lawyers working for a client. In a normal work for hire situation, the work belongs to the person paying. All the investigation info, depositions, affidavits, etc. would be work paid for by the client. Does it belong to the lawyers' client? What if the lawyers pursue another suit for another client using the information paid for by the first client. Is the first client owed a piece of the action? Did LeMond give his okay to use everything he gathered?
As I understand it, Landis' lawyers in the qui tam case worked for LeMond. That is a nice coincidence. LeMond would have built up a large amount of information when he sued Trek. Is it being used in the qui tam case? Was it given to the USADA?
A question that occurs to me is who owns the information that is gathered by lawyers working for a client. In a normal work for hire situation, the work belongs to the person paying. All the investigation info, depositions, affidavits, etc. would be work paid for by the client. Does it belong to the lawyers' client? What if the lawyers pursue another suit for another client using the information paid for by the first client. Is the first client owed a piece of the action? Did LeMond give his okay to use everything he gathered?