OJ Simpson’s estate agrees to pay $58M to Ron Goldman’s father

Creditor's claim follows 2021 ruling

FILE – In this Oct. 3, 1995, file photo, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles. Defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. stand with him. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The estate of O.J. Simpson has agreed to pay the father of Ron Goldman nearly $58 million, according to court documents filed in Las Vegas on Friday.

Simpson, a football star and celebrity acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, died on April 10, 2024, in Las Vegas at the age of 76.

In 1997, a California judge found Simpson liable for their deaths in a civil case and ordered him to pay the families $33.5 million. In 2021, a Las Vegas judge ordered Simpson to pay the Goldmans nearly $58 million.

After Simpson’s death, Fred Goldman filed a creditor’s claim against the estate in Clark County District Court. The total consists of the balance and interest, none of which Simpson nor his estate has ever paid.

FILE – This May 20, 2014, file photo shows Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ron Goldman, in his home in Peoria, Ariz. Fred Goldman has relentlessly pursued O.J. Simpson through civil courts, maintaining it is the only way to achieve justice for his son. Goldman’s family has seized some of Simpson’s memorabilia, including his 1968 Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player that year. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

A probate judge is overseeing a case to settle parts of Simpson’s estate and trust. That case involves the auctioning off of personal items.

The estate approved the judge’s nearly $58 million figure, plus interest, documents said.

“The executor will continue to work with Claimant Goldman on a more accurate accounting of interest accumulation based on the variable rate nature of the Nevada judgment interest computation, either through a stipulation or a petition for compromise,” documents said.

Simpson’s death certificate said he died from prostate cancer, which metastasized to his bones. The document said he had had cancer for a year.

The next court date in the probate case was scheduled for January.

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