CAS 2017/A/5114 Elizabeth Juliano, Maryanna Haymon, Adrienne Lyle, Kaitlin Blythe v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 19/03/2018
Why it matters
Elizabeth Juliano, Maryanna Haymon, Adrienne Lyle, Kaitlin Blythe v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), an anti-doping case in equestrian decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Elizabeth Juliano, Maryanna Haymon, Adrienne Lyle, Kaitlin Blythe v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI): an anti-doping case in equestrian before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 19/03/2018. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Elizabeth Juliano, Maryanna Haymon, Adrienne Lyle, Kaitlin Blythe v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5114
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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