OJ Simpson’s executor, Malcolm LaVergne, is set to meet with the families of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman as the probate process begins.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, LaVergne filed a petition to be named special administrator of the late athlete’s estate. The move comes less than a month after OJ passed away at the age of 76.
In a statement, LaVergne’s attorneys, Michael Olsen and Thomas Grover, explained that probate court is designed to resolve a person’s assets and liabilities after their death. Attorneys noted that the probate court will also be responsible for distributing the funds to “creditors and beneficiaries.”
LaVergne was named executor of OJ Simpson’s estate in the former NFL player’s will, which was filed shortly after his death on April 10. Court documents show that in OJ’s will, all of his assets were placed in a trust that was created in January 2024.
In his petition, LaVergne asks a judge to formally appoint him special administrator. This allows you to “investigate and secure assets.”
LaVergne noted in his filing that the full extent of Simpson’s estate is currently unknown.
“As administrator of the Estate in its early stages, Mr. LaVergne is unable to provide specific details about the Estate at this time,” LaVergne’s attorneys explained.
OJ Simpson’s Executor Previously Had Some Harsh Words for the Goldmans About Paying the Civil Trial Judgment
As part of the process, LaVergne reportedly invited the Brown and Goldman families to succession meetings. The families had previously sued OJ Simpson in 1997 for being responsible for the brutal deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and his friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994.
Although he was acquitted at his criminal trial, Simpson was found responsible for the murders during his civil trial. He was ordered to pay $33.5 million to the families.
No family received the money.
LaVergne had previously stated that he would fight to stop the families from being paid. His comments were specifically toward the Goldmans.
“Them specifically,” LaVergne said of the Goldmans. “And I will do everything in my capacity as executor or personal representative to try to ensure that they don’t get anything.”
LaVergne has since retracted his comments. He said he was planning to handle any claims against the estate under Nevada law. LaVergne further explained that he lashed out at the Goldmans because of his attorney’s reaction to Simpson’s death.
“Within an hour of finding out that OJ had died, he started talking s—,” LaVergne said of Goldman’s lawyer. “My defender instinct was, ‘Oh, are you going to keep fucking him up even after he’s dead?’ Well, you know? You get nothing.’ And those were my comments then.”
Because of the interest that has accrued over the past 26 years, the attorney representing Ron Goldman’s father, Fred, previously stated that he is now owed approximately $114 million.
“He died without penance,” Cook said of Simpson. “He didn’t want to give Fred a penny, not a penny, never anything, ever.”
However, LaVergne said it was “unrealistic” to expect the Goldmans to receive full payment of the civil judgment.
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