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Roger Clemens' bid to get a defamation case brought by his former friend and personal trainer Brian McNamee dismissed failed, although a federal judge in Brooklyn severely weakened the lawsuit in a ruling on Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. ruled that Clemens had enough ties to the state to establish jurisdiction, especially since McNamee's allegations that he supplied and sometimes injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone came while Clemens pitched for the New York Yankees.
While the case will proceed, three major pegs of the lawsuit -- intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious prosecution and statements that implied McNamee had a mental disorder -- were thrown out by Johnson. Joe Roden, one of Clemens' attorneys, told FanHouse the ruling leaves only the allegation that Clemens harmed McNamee's reputation.
"McNamee is claiming that Clemens damaged his reputation by denying McNamee ever injected him with steroids or HGH," Roden said. "Think about it. How can denying that somebody illegally injected you or saying that you weren't the source of illegal drugs harm your reputation? Roger continues to deny he ever used steroids or HGH."
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/03/roger-clemens-gets-key-parts-of-brian-mcnamees-defamation-case/
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