Tiger Woods settled a right-of-publicity lawsuit against the builder of his 155-foot yacht "Privacy" for an undisclosed amount. Woods filed suit against Christensen Shipyards Ltd. in 2004, alleging that the company violated the terms of the sale by using his name, his wife's name and photographs of him and his yacht in promotional materials without his permission. Venable partner J. Douglas Baldridge represented Woods in the matter.
Numerous publications covered the matter, including Florida Today, The Miami Herald, Mercury News, PGA, SFGate, South Florida Business Journal, South Florida Sun Sentinel and TigerWoods.com on May 8; All Headline News, The Boston Globe, The Columbus Dispatch, CourtTV News, Detroit Free Press, Edmonton Sun, FirstCoast News, KnoxNews, The Morning Call, Fox Sports, NDTV.com, News24, Noticias, The Oregonian, The Ottawa Sun, Philadelphia Daily News, Seattlepi, South Florida Sun Sentinel, SportsBusiness, Star-Telegram, TampaBays10, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Pioneer Press and The Washington Post on May 9; Daily Times, International Herald Tribune, The Northwest Herald, The Oregonian, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Vindy.com, Wilmington Morning Star and WKRC – Cincinnati on May 10; and Fox 23 News, Gold365 and Mercury News on May 11, 2006.