Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Jeweler settles suit against ex-Duke player

FILE - This April 1, 2010 file photo shows Duke's Lance Thomas responding to a question during an interview session for the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament in Indianapolis. A lawsuit filed in Austin, Texas by a jeweler says that Thomas purchased nearly $100,000 in custom jewelry during the 2010 season from a New York firm that caters to professional athletes and is now being sued for failing to pay the balance of what he owes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - This April 1, 2010 file photo shows Duke's Lance Thomas responding to a question during an interview session for the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament in Indianapolis. A lawsuit filed in Austin, Texas by a jeweler says that Thomas purchased nearly $100,000 in custom jewelry during the 2010 season from a New York firm that caters to professional athletes and is now being sued for failing to pay the balance of what he owes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

(AP) ? The attorney for a New York jeweler suing a former Duke basketball player over a debt incurred while the player was in school says a settlement has been reached in the case.

Mike Bowers says the terms of the settlement between Rafaello & Co. and former Duke forward Lance Thomas are confidential. The lawsuit, filed in Austin, Texas, in January, said Thomas owed $67,800 for jewelry he purchased at a cost of $97,800 in the middle of the 2009-2010 season.

Duke won the NCAA title that season, and the purchase raised questions of whether Thomas, then a senior, violated amateurism rules.

Bowers says the settlement doesn't change his client's unwillingness to discuss the lawsuit with the NCAA.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2012-09-18-BKC-Duke-Thomas-Sued/id-941292f4fa4e4dd3abdb63b0cca211ad

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