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O.J. Simpson’s estate has accepted a $58 million claim from the daddy of Ron Goldman, many years after a jury stated the soccer and film star was answerable for the person’s deadly stabbing.
But it doesn’t imply Fred Goldman will acquire wherever close to that a lot cash. The executor of Simpson’s estate stated he’s nonetheless hoping to spherical up $500,000 to $1 million in complete property.
“It won’t be $58 million plus interest, but it will be a voluntary payment. That’s the point,” Malcolm LaVergne stated Monday.
Simpson died of prostate cancer in 2024 at age 76. He was found not guilty within the 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman, her pal, in Los Angeles.
But Simpson was taken to court docket once more and located answerable for the deaths in a separate civil case. He was ordered to pay the households $33.5 million, an award that has grown with curiosity.
Fred Goldman hounded Simpson for years and contended that he by no means willingly paid something.
LaVergne accepted a claim of $58 million, based on a court docket doc filed Friday in Clark County, Nevada, however not $117 million, the determine that was sought. Accepting a claim alerts there gained’t be any time-consuming litigation over it.
Fred Goldman’s legal professional, Michaelle Rafferty, stated the estate has accepted the claim as legitimate however “it does not constitute payment.”
“We will continue to closely monitor the probate proceedings,” she stated in an electronic mail.
Simpson lived in a gated golf course neighborhood in Las Vegas after serving 9 years in jail for armed theft, kidnapping and assault, all associated to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a resort room. He sometimes declined to debate his funds aside from to say he lived on pensions.