A woman who said that Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard knowingly gave her genital herpes has dropped her negligence lawsuit against the seven-year NFL veteran.
Attorney Brad Sohn, who represented Howard, released a statement confirming the news:
Brad Sohn @BradSohnThe anonymous accuser who sued my client for transmitting genital herpes has permanently dropped what we proved was a fabricated lawsuit. Xavien Howard never had genital herpes in the first place; the entire basis of her lawsuit was a literal impossibility. His accuser… <a href="https://t.co/tXBhwg69mR">https://t.co/tXBhwg69mR</a>
ESPN summarized the lawsuit's complaints in October 2022, when it was initially filed:
"The lawsuit states Doe and Howard met in February 2018, when Howard asked her on a date and provided a copy of the negative results of a recent STD test.