Tiger Woods and Erica Herman
Tiger Woods and his then-girlfriend Erica Herman are pictured at the US Open last year.
  • Tiger Woods's ex-girlfriend Erica Herman claims he evicted and abused her, but she has an NDA.
  • Woods's desire for privacy has come up in tabloids, court filings, even the name of his yacht.
  • A new law invalidating NDAs that prevent speaking about sexual abuse could pierce Woods's privacy.

When security guard John Davis slipped on some stairs at a Florida mansion in 2010 and hurt his knee, he filed a lawsuit. The defendant, Christopher Hubman, wasn't a name most people would recognize.