The O.J. Simpson estate has accepted a nearly $58 million settlement to pay Fred Goldman decades after he won a wrongful death lawsuit against the late former football star, TMZ reports.
Malcolm LaVergne, the Simpson estate executor, filed court documents this week accepting Fred Goldman’s creditor claim for $57,997,858.12, plus judgment interest.
Goldman had originally requested more than $117 million, but LaVergne argued the interest wasn’t calculated correctly despite what he described as a good faith effort by Goldman to determine an accurate amount, the report said.
The settlement stems from a 1996 civil court case in which Simpson was found liable for the death of Ron Goldman, Fred’s son. In the civil case, the Goldmans were awarded more than $33 million, but Simpson paid only a small fraction of the judgment.
Simpson was acquitted of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in an infamous 1995 criminal trial.
The nearly $58 million figure represents what both sides agreed to after negotiations., according to LaVergne. The estate plans to pay as much as possible through ongoing auctions of Simpson’s items.
LaVergne said some items have been stolen, and he’s working with lawyers to regain possession of them, the report said.
The estate executor has declined most other creditor claims, accepting only Goldman’s and a claim from the IRS, according to the TMZ report.
LaVergne said he’s prioritizing paying the federal government before anyone else, including the State of California. who will have to sue to collect the approximately $636,945 it filed a claim for, he said.
Simpson died of prostate cancer in April 2024 at the age of 76.
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