2023-11-18 06:31:08
Brendan*’s life changed on January 13, 2023 in Maine. On that day, the American won the second largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions, which was $1.35 billion. The lucky guy opted for payment in one go, thus receiving the astronomical sum of 723 million dollars, says the Daily Beast. On February 8, Brendan’s ex-partner, Sara Smith signed a confidentiality agreement, guaranteeing to keep this gain secret until June 1, 2032, the day their daughter turned 18.
The purpose of this agreement was “to avoid the irreparable harm of allowing the media or the general public to discover, among other things, the identity, location and assets” of Brendan, we can read in a court document . Sarah had also agreed to obtain written permission from her ex before revealing this secret to anyone. She was also required to provide him with an explanation in writing in the event that she “inadvertently” let this information slip.
However, in September, Brendan learned that Sara had revealed everything to her father and stepmother during a telephone conversation. Through a snowball effect, the sister of the lucky winner also got wind of this story. Furious, Brendan filed a complaint against his ex and demanded $100,000 from him for not having respected the agreement. However, we do not know whether this is a lump sum or whether he is demanding $100,000 for each disclosure, namely those made to his father, his stepmother and his sister. Gregory Brown, Brendan’s lawyer, believes his client “has suffered irreparable harm.”
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