Man Alleges Breach Of Privacy, Sues Wife For Informing His Parents About $1.35 Billion Jackpot
While winning millions in the lottery may seem like a pipe dream, one man in Maine, United States, has demonstrated that it can also be a nightmare.?
Who is the man who sued his wife?
The lucky individual, who has chosen to remain anonymous to the public, earned an astonishing $1.35 billion in the Mega Millions cash draw in January 2023.
He only told his daughter's?mother, from whom he is now estranged, in order to keep the fantastic news a secret from the public.
What did the wife actually do?
According to reports, he gave the wife tight instructions to keep his gains hidden from his daughter until June 2032, the month or year their daughter reaches eighteen.
To be more explicit, the overly protective father insisted on his child's mother signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to keep the news private.?
Why did they sign an NDA?
According to a complaint obtained by the Daily Beast, the mother, Sara Smith, agreed to sign the NDA and keep her ex's prize money a secret until that time. The NDA was signed on February 8, 2023, and it was meant to be valid until June 1, 2032, when the couple's daughter reaches 18.
According to People, the individual, who went by the name John Doe in the lawsuit, elected to receive his large award in one huge lump payment of $723,564,144 (after taxes) rather than receiving it in installments.?
However, according to Business Insider, if the woman in question ever leaked his lottery victory, she would have to notify him within a day that she did so.?
Despite her agreement not to tell anyone, the woman called the man's father and stepmother to inform them of his large win. As a result, word of the lottery travelled quickly, and the man's sister learned about it as well.?
How is it going to be settled?
The lottery winner has now asked his daughter's mother to tell her who else she told about his enormous cash victory. He is also asking for a minimum of $100,000 for each incident in which she violated the NDA, according to the Daily Beast.?
In addition to demanding "no less than $100,000" in retaliation for each revelation about his identity made by his daughter's mother, the man is currently suing the woman for "all reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs incurred in the prosecution of this lawsuit."
The man won the $1.35 billion jackpot, the fourth-largest in American lottery history.?
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