COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Jack Nicklaus was awarded Monday in a defamation lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies, according to an ESPN report.
The 85-year-old Nicklaus filed the suit after the company, owned by billionaire Howard Milstein, allegedly spread false claims suggesting Nicklaus considered a $750 million deal to join the Saudi-financed LIV Golf League.
“It’s always hard in a defamation case to prove damages to reputation, because in particular for a guy like Jack, it’s always such a good one,” Nicklaus’ attorney, Eugene Stearns, told ESPN on Monday. “But I think what was important was the dispute that arose 3 1/2 years ago when the company told the world that Jack was selling out the PGA Tour for the Saudi golf, when it was not true. So, we’re happy that Jack’s been vindicated.”…