(DOWNLOAD) "Slaney V. International Amateur Athletic Federation" by Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Slaney V. International Amateur Athletic Federation
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 27, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 83 KB
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Former Olympic runner Mary Decker Slaney ("Slaney") brought suit against the International Amateur Athletic Federation ("IAAF") and the United States Olympic Committee ("USOC") shortly after an IAAF arbitration panel determined that Slaney had committed a doping offense. Slaney's complaint raised a litany of state-law claims which the district court determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over because of the applicability of The New York Convention and the Amateur Sports Act. Additionally, the complaint alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), which the district court dismissed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Slaney now appeals the district court's decision, arguing that: (1) the New York Convention does not bar adjudication of her claims against the IAAF, (2) the Amateur Sports Act does not preempt all state-law claims by a participating athlete against the USOC, and (3) her complaint adequately alleges RICO violations. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the decision of the district court.