Tiger Woods' Ex-Girlfriend Erica Herman Files to Nullify NDA Citing Sexual Assault Act

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Tiger Woods' ex-girlfriend, Erica Herman, filed a lawsuit against the golf star in an effort to nullify a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she says Woods made her sign in August 2017 when they started dating.According to legal documents, obtained by ET, Herman filed the lawsuit against Woods on Monday in the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial Circuit in Martin County, Florida, and cited the Speak Out Act as the reason the NDA should be voided, as the act protects victims of sexual assault or harassment.While Herman has not made any such claims against Woods, Herman says nullifying the NDA will clear things up for her.«Because of the aggressive use of the Woods NDA against her by [Woods] and the trust under his control, [Herman] is unsure whether she may disclose, among other things, facts giving rise to various legal claims she believes she has.

She is also currently unsure what other information about her own life she may discuss or with whom. There is therefore an active dispute between [Herman] and [Woods] for which [she] needs a clarifying declaration from the court.»The Speak Out Act was introduced to the floor of Congress in July 2022 and passed into law less than five months later.

The act «prohibits the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law.»ET has reached out to attorneys for both Woods and Herman.Woods and Herman, a former restaurant manager, started dating in August 2017.