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Woods' name removed from pending wrongful-death lawsuit

Tiger Woods was dropped from a wrongful-death lawsuit, Woods’ lawyers announced on Monday.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the announcement followed a court filing by attorneys for the estate of Nicholas Immesberger, a bartender at The Woods Jupiter who died in a car crash after leaving the restaurant last December.

The lawsuit is still pending against the restaurant and its general manager, Woods’ girlfriend, Erica Herman. Woods is an investor in but does not own The Woods Jupiter.

“The decision was clearly appropriate and reflected the fact that Mr. Woods should not have been included in the lawsuit in the first place because he had nothing to do with Mr.