"SANTA ANA, Calif. - A swimmer who claimed a contaminated vitamin caused him to test positive for steroids, costing him a shot at the 2004 Olympics, has won $578,635 in a lawsuit against a maker of dietary supplements.
"A California jury found that a multivitamin taken by Kicker Vencill was contaminated with steroid precursors and was responsible for his positive test. The jury ordered Ultimate Nutrition of Farmington, Conn., to pay the damages."