A federal judge has allowed some of ex-trainer Brian McNamee’s defamation claims against Roger Clemens to move toward trial, while throwing out accusations of malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
In a decision yesterday that both sides said they were happy with, U.S. District Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. in Brooklyn dismissed McNamee’s defamation claims based on statements that McNamee has a mental disorder and that McNamee was extorting the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.
But the judge allowed McNamee’s claims that he was defamed by statements from Clemens’ side accusing the former personal trainer of lying and of manufacturing evidence, such as bloodied syringes, vials and gauze pads.Â