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David Vobora, who plays for the St. Louis Rams, had his name tarnished in 2009, when he was caught using the steroid methyltestosterone. This initially looked like your typical case where a guy was juicing, got caught, and was punished by being forced to sit out 4 games.
However, Vobora knew this case was anything but typical because he believed that a tainted supplement called Ultimate Sports Spray caused him to test positive.
He told reporters, "There is a general stigma toward, ‘This guy tested positive and, yeah, he blames the supplement and says he is going to sue.‘ No one ever follows through or no one ever ends up winning these cases." He continued by saying, "For me, the bottom line was I was innocent. I knew I was innocent. I knew I could prove my innocence. So, I set up the legal team and I told them number one...I don’t care if I see a dollar in this, but vindication and clearing my name, that is what I am going to do, and I am going to see this out whether I am still continuing to play in the league, or if I am working as a school teacher or something.”
So the NFL linebacker leveled a lawsuit against Florida supplement maker S.W.A.T.S. It turned out to be a very profitable lawsuit too since he won $2 million in reputation damages, $3 million in lost potential income, and another $400k in lost pay.
Of course, there's no guarantee that he'll actually receive the money since supplement companies often fold overnight and move onto the next venture, but at least he accomplished his goal.