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In a civil complaint filed on Monday in a
Florida state court in Martin County, Herman said she believes
the agreement is "invalid and unenforceable," according to her
lawsuit. She did not accuse Woods specifically of harassment or
assault in court papers.
"Because of the aggressive use of the Woods NDA against her by
the defendant and the trust under his control, the plaintiff is
unsure whether she may disclose, among other things, facts
giving rise to various legal claims she believes she has," it
added.
A spokesman for Woods did not immediately respond on Wednesday
to a request for comment.
The complaint cited the Speak Out Act, a federal law signed by
President Joe Biden in December 2022 that limits the enforcement
of NDAs in cases of sexual harassment and assault.
In a cover sheet accompanying the complaint, her lawyer Benjamin
Hodas checked "yes" as to whether the case involved allegations
of sexual abuse. The cover sheet did not say who such
allegations might concern.
Hodas did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Woods and Herman have not recently addressed the status of their
relationship. The two have not been seen publicly together since
August when they attended the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New
York.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Additional reporting by
Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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