OJ Simpson's estate has accepted a $58 million claim from Fred Goldman, the father of Ron Goldman, decades after a civil court found Simpson liable for the fatal stabbing of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. The claim, filed in Clark County, Nevada, was accepted by estate executor Malcolm LaVergne, though the amount far exceeds the estate's assets.
LaVergne stated on Monday that the payment would be voluntary and unlikely to reach the full $58 million plus interest. He estimated the total assets at between $500,000 and $1 million. The original civil judgment in 1997 was for $33.5 million, which has grown due to interest.
Fred Goldman's attorney, Michaelle Rafferty, confirmed that the acceptance validates the claim but does not constitute payment. She said the family would continue to monitor probate proceedings. Simpson died of cancer in 2024 at age 76, having lived in Las Vegas after serving nine years in prison for a 2007 armed robbery.
