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New Lawsuit against Tiger Woods Could Get Ugly after Breakup with Girlfriend: What We Know

USA Today

The ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods filed a lawsuit against him this week that includes a four-page form with questions to be answered by her attorney. 

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Generally, there are three broad reasons why someone would file a case like this, said attorney Morgan Fraser Mouchette, who is not involved in the case but specializes in legal agreements between married and unmarried partners.

“One possibility is something did happen between the two of them and she wants to get justice,” said Mouchette of the firm Blank Rome in New York

Another general possibility is that she is angry she got kicked out of the house after a long-term relationship and wants to tell her side of the story. A third possibility, Mouchette said, is to pressure Woods to pay her a settlement even though she has yet to make specific allegations that might be true or not.

Herman doesn’t necessarily have to prove sexual assault or harassment to get her NDA set aside, Mouchette said. This is where it could get ugly, however.

“She has to submit sufficient evidence to convince the court that the NDA is unenforceable specifically under these federal acts,” Mouchette said.

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"New Lawsuit against Tiger Woods Could Get Ugly after Breakup with Girlfriend: What We Know," by Brent Schrotenboer was published in USA Today on March 10, 2023.