Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman disputed the legitimacy of a pivotal non-disclosure agreement and she is not willing to go down without a fight despite a verdict that did not go her way in May.
According to Fox News, Herman has asked a court to reconsider its ruling that their legal battle must be resolved through private arbitration.
Woods and Herman dated for more than five years and lived together in Woods’ home in Jupiter Island, Florida until October 2022. In the months following, Herman would seek $30 million in damages as well as relief from an NDA.
An attorney for Herman filed the reconsideration request on Wednesday.
“The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that a party cannot be forced to arbitrate without a finding that she agreed to do so, which means that in this case — with no evidence in the record — arbitration should not be compelled, or, at a minimum, an evidentiary hearing should be held,” the document filed by Herman’s attorney, Benjamin Hodas, states.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger rejected her attempt to quash the 2017 agreement by alleging Woods had committed sexual harassment against her, calling Herman’s allegations “vague and threadbare.”
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“Herman has had the opportunity (to) provide factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment, however, she has not done so,” Metzger wrote as part of her 11-page opinion.
While Woods wants the case to be settled through private arbitration, Herman appears determined to get the case into the public view, possibly in an attempt to embarrass the golf legend.
Her lawyer noted in the filing that Woods didn’t opt for arbitration when he kicked her out of his house in October. Herman claimed Woods drove her to the airport, then told her to speak to the lawyer and left. After that, the lawyer told her that she “would never see Mr. Woods again, had been locked out of the house, and could not return.”
Herman alleged Woods threatened to fire her from the restaurant she worked at if she did not sign the NDA. Metzger told Hodas she needed more information about what allegedly happened to consider it. Hodas said he could not provide more information for fear of violating the NDA.
Herman was the general manager at the restaurant he owned in Jupiter, Fla.
“When the sexual relationship ended, she was kicked out of her home,” the filing stated.
