0 1 , ▁Tre k ▁has ▁system atically ▁sought ▁to ▁silence ▁Mr . ▁Le M ond ' s ▁right ▁to ▁make ▁comments ▁that ▁const itute ▁an ▁informed ▁and ▁honest ▁opinion ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁legit imate ▁public ▁interest ▁– ▁the ▁problems ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁performance ▁en han cing ▁subst ances ". ▁The ▁compla int ▁includes ▁examples ▁of ▁Tre k ▁threaten ing ▁its ▁t ies ▁with ▁Le M ond ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁after ▁he ▁made ▁public ▁statements ▁against ▁do ping , ▁M iche le ▁Ferr ari , ▁and ▁L ance ▁Arm strong ▁ ▁Tre k ▁respond ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁su ing ▁to ▁sever ▁business ▁t ies ▁with ▁Le M ond . ▁Tre k ' s ▁press ▁release ▁said ▁that ▁" Le M ond ' s ▁suit ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁Bur ke ▁as ▁containing ▁false ▁and ▁ir respons ible ▁alleg ations ". ▁Bur ke ▁also ▁said ▁ ▁" for ▁years , ▁Greg ▁Le M ond ▁has ▁done ▁and ▁said ▁things ▁that ▁have ▁dam aged ▁the ▁Le M ond ▁brand ▁and ▁the ▁Tre k ▁brand ▁as ▁a ▁whole ". ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁" H is ▁actions ▁are ▁incons istent ▁with ▁our ▁values — values ▁we ▁believe ▁in ▁and ▁live ▁every day . ▁And ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁work , ▁we ▁are ▁done ." ▁ ▁The ▁suit ▁was ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Br ands ▁The ▁Tre k ▁B icy