Olympic champion showjumper found to have FAKED end-stage cancer to get out of ‘day of reckoning’ in a $500,000 court case… as lawyer declares him ‘very sick – but maybe not with cancer’

Olympic champion Eric Lamaze appears to have faked his own end-stage cancer in a desperate bid to avoid a lawsuit.

Lamaze, 55, is Canada’s most successful Olympic show jumper but remains embroiled in a £400,000 lawsuit with Iron Horse Farm after selling them three horses that were allegedly not of the quality promised in 2010.

Despite documents being submitted that appear to confirm he is suffering from cancer, a judge has questioned the reliability of his claims.

Judge Marvin Kurz published two notes, the first stating that Lamaze and Torrey Pines Stables, Lamaze’s home base, had filed a motion requesting a stay. Kurz did not continue due to “questions about the true state” of Lamaze’s health.

Lamaze’s notice of motion stated that he had been “battling brain cancer for a number of years,” with the disease also reportedly spreading to his throat. It was said that he would undergo another operation on June 11.

Lamaze, 55, is embroiled in a £400,000 lawsuit as he tried to avoid his ‘doomsday’

His attorney, Timothy Danson, filed an affidavit claiming that Lamaze, who announced his retirement in March 2022, was diagnosed with brain cancer in November 2017.

But Jerome Morse, on behalf of Iron Horse, questioned the claim “in light of Mr. Lamaze making similar claims in early 2019 in the hope of delaying his discovery.” Morse revealed that Lamaze took part in events on March 13, 14 and 16, 2019.

A medical report dated April 5 was sent by Danson to Morse, who said it “raised suspicions.” Particular concern was expressed about the languages ​​spoken by the doctor who allegedly wrote the form, provided an incorrect address and an incorrect prognosis.

The document mentioned medical problems, but no medical records were attached. Instead, only photos of Lamaze’s disfigured face after brain surgery were included.

It was also written in Dutch, with an error in the address of the Chirec Delta Hospital, and was said to have been signed by neurosurgeon Dr. Nordenyn Oulad Ben Taib, despite only having French, English and Arabic on his language list.

Another letter dated August 2 stated that Lamaze would require more surgeries, with the document apparently signed by Dr. Benoit Pirotte at the same hospital in Belgium.

However, a private investigator hired by Iron Horse visited Doctor Pirotte, who denied signing the document in question and confirmed that it was fraudulent. Mr Oulad Ben Taib also denied that the signature on the report was his.

The same researcher spoke to an employee of the hospital’s legal department, where it was confirmed that the two documents were indeed forged.

Judge Kurz denied Lamaze’s request for a stay, saying: “Mr. Lamaze attempted to defraud the court by submitting three forged letters, falsely claiming to be medical reports regarding Mr. Lamaze’s serious medical condition .

A judge doubted Lamaze’s health claims, with documents found to be forged

However, Lamaze, whose lawyer has resigned, continues to maintain that he has the disease

“Mr. Morse (Iron Horse’s attorney) argues that if that fraud was not blatant enough, Mr. Lamaze was feigning end-stage cancer, which is an insult to anyone who has suffered from that dreaded disease.

“He only did this to avoid a ‘doomsday’ in a case that started more than a decade ago but has not yet gone to trial.”

Danson, who has resigned from the business, said The everyday beast: ‘I was blinded, stunned and shocked when the other side had proof that they were forgeries.

“I have been a trial and appellate lawyer in Canada for 43 years, and this is the first time a client has done this to me.”

He also added that Lamaze “is very sick, but may not have cancer.”

Lamaze, meanwhile, continues to maintain that he has the disease.

Asked about the mounting evidence against him, he said The Toronto star: ‘You’ll never find it because I had cancer. Was I deceitful here and there to protect some doctors and protect this and that? Of course I was.’

Lamaze has been ordered to pay £25,800 to cover Iron Horse costs following the adjournment request and must find a new lawyer by September 29.