American Arbitration Association

Any controversy or claim arising out of the contract shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. 

Floyd Landis carried on where Lance Armstrong left off, winning the 2006 Tour de France. Unfortunately, on stage 17 Landis tested positive for an elevated level of testosterone. Samples were later shown to include synthetic testosterone. In September of 2007, the American Arbitration Association ruled that the evidence presented in May of 2007 was conclusive that Landis sample taken after stage 17 of the 2006 Tour de France indicated he had commited a doping infraction. Floyd Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title and is currently serving a two-year suspension. 

The reimbursement procedures provide for the opportunity for a hearing before the American Arbitration Association, publication in the Federal Register of the request for a hearing, and the appointment of a hearing officer... 

American Fats and Oils Association, Trading and Arbitrations Rules, AFOA, New York, 1994, p. 8. 

American Fats and Oils Association, Inc., Trading and Arbitration Rules, Great Neck, NY, 1990. 

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