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Ron Goldman’s father files claim against O.J. Simpson’s estate

David Charns

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Fred Goldman, the father of Ron Goldman, filed a creditor’s claim Thursday against the estate of O.J. Simpson for $117 million, NewsNation affiliate KLAS has learned.

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 at the age of 76.


In 1997, a California judge found Simpson liable for their deaths in a civil case and ordered he pay the families $33.5 million. Fred Goldman’s claim filed in Clark County District Court on Thursday includes nearly $21 million of interest accrued since a third renewed judgment was filed in the case in 2022. 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)

In 2021, a Las Vegas judge ordered Simpson to pay the Goldmans nearly $58 million.

After his death, Simpson’s long-time attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, was tasked to handle his trust and estate. In June, LaVergne petitioned a judge for permission to sell Simpson’s “unique and high-profile personal property through auction houses, waiving the usual requirement for court confirmation to maximize the estate’s value for creditors and interested parties,” documents said.

Items potentially to be auctioned off include a Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, Simpson’s car and driver’s license, LaVergne said, adding it was unclear if the trophy was authentic.

FILE – In this Oct. 3, 1995 file photo, attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. holds O.J. Simpson as the not guilty verdict is read in a Los Angeles courtroom during his trial in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

A hearing on LaVergne’s request was scheduled for Friday. It was not immediately clear when a judge could hear Fred Goldman’s claim.

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