Alex Rodriguez, already embroiled in baseball’s latest doping scandal, may face a legal fastball from the relative he says persuaded him to use steroids.
Yuri Sucart, the cousin and longtime go-fer who the Yankee superstar claimed provided him with performance-enhancing drugs, has consulted with his Miami attorney about filing a lawsuit against Rodriguez.
“I know there’s a lot of friction. I know that (Sucart’s) name got caught in the crossfire of all the allegations involving all the performance-enhancing drugs,” attorney John Ruiz, who declined to discuss the basis for the lawsuit, told the Daily News. “I’ve been consulted about it. But obviously because there’s an attorney/client relationship, I can’t really divulge details.”
The possibility that A-Rod and Cousin Yuri might square off in court was first reported by TheMLBNation.com, a baseball web site. The site reported that Sucart will seek $5 million in damages and that Rodriguez has turned down a settlement proposal.
A spokesman for Rodriguez declined comment.
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Posted: March 12, 2013 at 04:52 AM |
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1. RollingWave Posted: March 12, 2013 at 06:05 AM (#4386736)A-Rod, when the walls fell.
A childhood friend of a good friend of mine is a relatively big UFC fighter. From what I hear about it, due to the constant training and travel the life is awfully lonely as you don't really have any actual friends, just a cadre of people who cling on for the perks.
Is Yuri who drive delivery truck. Is good job, have room in truck for rock and roll band.
Hey Yuri! Don't smoosh package!
There are perks? UFC fighters earn peanuts. If your name isn't John Jones, George St. Pierre or Anderson Silva you're basically busting your hump for a middle class paycheck, and they are plenty of guys making 8 and 8 ($8000 to show and another $8000 to win). The UFC is a fine example of how a complete lack of market balance and a closed economic system depresses pay, boxers were making bigger money than UFC champions almost 100 years ago.
Physically big (a-la Mark Hunt?), or in terms of star power?
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