McQuaid to sue Kimmage? for €6000!
Word has reached From The Stands of a claim made in a Swiss court by, among others, Dubliner Pat McQuaid against another Dubliner, journalist and former cyclist Paul Kimmage.
McQuaid, who is the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), is seeking damages of 8,000 Swiss francs (about €6,600) from Kimmage. In the same action, the UCI and its vice-president Hein Verbruggen are also each seeking 8,000 Swiss francs.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling-chiefs-spin-the-wheels-of-justice-3003080.html
McQuaid -- who managed an Irish team which included Kimmage at the 1984 Olympics -- and his fellow claimants have accused Kimmage of causing them "annoyance". They have told the Swiss District Court that they feel "their reputation has been seriously damaged" by Kimmage, mainly in articles published in the Sunday Times and L'Equipe which they take exception to, and, in what appears an unusual development, they have opted to take action against Kimmage personally and not the newspapers.
Word has reached From The Stands of a claim made in a Swiss court by, among others, Dubliner Pat McQuaid against another Dubliner, journalist and former cyclist Paul Kimmage.
McQuaid, who is the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), is seeking damages of 8,000 Swiss francs (about €6,600) from Kimmage. In the same action, the UCI and its vice-president Hein Verbruggen are also each seeking 8,000 Swiss francs.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling-chiefs-spin-the-wheels-of-justice-3003080.html
McQuaid -- who managed an Irish team which included Kimmage at the 1984 Olympics -- and his fellow claimants have accused Kimmage of causing them "annoyance". They have told the Swiss District Court that they feel "their reputation has been seriously damaged" by Kimmage, mainly in articles published in the Sunday Times and L'Equipe which they take exception to, and, in what appears an unusual development, they have opted to take action against Kimmage personally and not the newspapers.