Erica Herman withdraws her allegations against Tiger Woods six months after filing sexual harassment in Florida court!
The ex-girlfriend of the legendary golfer has reportedly filed a statement in court claiming that she is dropping a $30 million sexual assault lawsuit against him. Herman had previously sued Woods’ trust in October 2022, alleging that “agents” associated with Woods used deceptive tactics to trick him into leaving their shared home for a “short vacation,” then locked him out of the residence.
Erica Herman No Longer Wants to Pursue Legal Action Against Tiger Woods
Following their troubled relationship, Herman retracted the sexual assault allegations he made against Woods in an attempt to void the non-disclosure agreement [NDA] he claims to have signed when they started dating over six years ago.
In recent court documents, he filed a notice in Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal indicating that he is withdrawing his appeal to void the NDA. He also clearly states that he has never been a victim of sexual abuse or sexual harassment either by a professional athlete or any of his agents.
Herman appealed a Florida judge’s ruling in May, in which the judge deemed her attempt to allege sexual harassment against Woods as “vague” and lacking “factual specificity for any claims related to sexual assault or sexual harassment.”
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In court documents filed in May, the Florida native alleges sexual assault by checking “yes” when asked if the case involved allegations of sexual abuse. He also cited the Speak Out Act as a reason the NDA should be revoked, as it protects victims of sexual assault or harassment.
The current drop in appeals comes nearly four months after the former restaurant worker withdrew his roughly $30 million claim against the Woods trust. In the lawsuit, she claims the right to that amount as compensation after the 47-year-old agent allegedly removed her belongings and “misappropriated over $40,000 in cash” amid their split.
In the lawsuit, Herman insists she and her ex-boyfriend had a “verbal agreement” allowing her to stay in his mansion for 11 years, with an additional five years when they split up. Woods’ legal team denied the existence of such an “oral rental agreement.”
Regarding the sexual assault allegations, the father of two’s legal team clarified in court documents that Herman was “not a victim of sexual assault or abuse,” describing her as a “spoiled ex-girlfriend” who wanted to litigate the claims in court instead of honoring arbitration. commitment.
The ex-lovers started their romance in August 2017 and by September of the same year, Herman was spotted wearing a girlfriend/wife badge at the President’s Cup. The couple later separated in October 2022 after Woods informed Herman of the end of the relationship.
According to court documents, Woods arranged for Herman to stay at a luxury resort and even provided funds for a new residence as reported by ET.
Tiger Woods Previously Won NDA Dispute
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Clarifying the details of the court’s denial of Herman’s request to revoke the NDA, The Blast revealed that the case is being overseen by Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger. During his ruling, Metzger stated in an 11-page opinion that Herman’s allegations were “vague and imprecise.”
“Herman had the opportunity (to) provide factual specificity for any claims related to sexual assault or sexual harassment, however, he did not do so,” the judge said.
He went on to share that he had found evidence showing that an NDA had been negotiated between the former couple, although questions were raised by Herman’s attorney, Benjamin Hodas, as to whether his client signed it.
Following this decision, the US media declared that the former manager of one of the athlete’s restaurants had to settle the case for $30 million through private arbitration out of court.
Likewise, Woods dismissed the suit, calling it an “abuse of the judicial process.” He stated that the Santaluces High School alum did not have the right to invoke the Federal Freedom of Information Act in the second filing because no sexual assault occurred.
He went on to hint that his ex-girlfriend might be a liar, pointing out that he had answered “NO” to questions about sexual abuse allegations in the $30 million lawsuit. For him, this is a sufficient reason for the court to dismiss the case.
The dismissal would then allow the plaintiffs to engage in private mediation, as expressly described in the NDA they both signed in 2017.
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