http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/26841517/romero-wins-judgment-tainted-supplement-suit FC middleweight contender Yoel Romero has won a lawsuit against a company he accused of producing contaminated dietary supplements. Romero, 42, won a default judgment against Gold Star Performance Products in Middlesex (N.J.) County civil court Tuesday, according to court records. Romero failed a drug test in 2015, but UFC anti-doping partner USADA ruled in April 2016 that the dietary supplement he took from Gold Star was tainted. Romero filed his lawsuit against Gold Star in December 2017. Gold Star never responded to Romero's team nor the court and never defended itself against the claims of negligence, strict products liability, breach of implied warranties, intentional misrepresentation and a violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Abe Kawa, Romero's manager, told ESPN the judgment was for $27.45 million, but said he is not sure if Romero will receive that amount, given that Gold Star has not communicated at all with the court. Kawa said he believes Romero will still collect at least $5 million as a result of the case.
