Simpson’s lawyer Malcolm LaVergne pledges that no cash from property will go towards repaying wrongful demise judgment which now totals over $100 million
The executor named in O.J. Simpson’s will has pledged to ensure that the household of Ron Goldman — who have been nonetheless owed over $100 million from Simpson following a wrongful demise judgment — receives “zero, nothing” from Simpson’s property.
Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s lawyer, instructed the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal that he was “flummoxed” that the soccer star-turned-accused assassin named him his “private consultant or the executor” in a will drawn up earlier this 12 months amid Simpson’s most cancers battle, however mentioned he would take the job as executor “very significantly.”
That apparently consists of stopping the Goldman household from seeing any of the cash Simpson has owed them since 1997, when a civil trial jury awarded the Goldmans $33.5 million; with curiosity — and with Simpson solely paying a small fraction of the penalty — the judgment owed has ballooned to over $100 million.
Following Simpson’s demise, an legal professional for the Goldmans mentioned the household would look at the scenario with legal professionals and decide whether or not to pursue the cash owed from Simpson’s property, one thing LaVergne has promised he’ll combat in any respect prices.
“It’s my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing,” LaVergne instructed the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal. “Them particularly. And I’ll do every little thing in my capability because the executor or private consultant to try to be sure that they get nothing.”
As Simpson’s ultimate will was solely filed on Friday, LaVergne mentioned he “can’t make a predication proper now as to what the worth of the property is.” The lawyer additionally revealed that Simpson was first identified with prostate most cancers “a number of years in the past,” and although it went into remission, the most cancers returned in current months earlier than Simpson died in hospice care at his Las Vegas-area ranch this week.
LaVergne added that Simpson can be cremated within the near-future, and that funeral preparations have been nonetheless pending.
