Jones threatened NSAC with legal action in March
Jon Jones through his attorney in March: “We are actively considering civil claims against the NSAC, and its board members, for invasion of Mr. Jones’ privacy.”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones currently has his hands full staying out of jail. However, two months before he ran his rental into a pregnant lady breaking her arm and fled leaving drugs behind, Jones threatened to sue the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Steven Marrocco for MMAjunkie reports that the threatened suit centers on the NSAC revealing after a public records request that he tested positive for cocaine in an out of competition test, as well as other test details, including testosterone levels.
We are actively considering civil claims against the NSAC, and its board members, for invasion of Mr. Jones’ privacy, based on the NSAC’s admitted mishandling of Mr. Jones’ out-of-competition drug testing, wrote Las Vegas-based attorney Ross on behalf of Jones.
The wrongful dissemination of such medical information further invaded Mr. Jones’ privacy triggering additional attacks on his professional reputation.”
Goodman argued that the NSAC violated both World Anti-Doping Agency standards and Nevada law, and gave them two weeks to provide relevant documentation and information around the tests.
The NSAC did not comply. Instead Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt argued that the NSAC was not a signatory to the WADA code and had broad powers to protect the health and safety of combat sports athletes. Further, the AG explained that the NSAC is bound by state law to allow licensing information to be made public. And he said that the the test result disclosure was made not by the NSAC, but by the UFC.
Back in March Jones acknowledged that he was pursuing some action against the NSAC.
“We wanna see what went wrong and what could be done about it,” said Jones then. “I aware that there was some foul play in the whole situation, and right now I’m kinda weighing my options.
At this point, other aspects of the scales of justice are presumably weighing on his mind.
