Trek responded to the lawsuit in 2008 by suing to sever business ties with LeMond. Trek's press release said that "LeMond’s suit was characterized by Burke as containing false and irresponsible allegations ". Burke also said "for years, Greg LeMond has done and said things that have damaged the LeMond brand and the Trek brand as a whole"... "His actions are inconsistent with our values—values we believe in and live everyday. And after years of trying to make it work, we are done."