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A California lawyer seeking to cod a civil judgement from O.J. Simpson aft he was recovered responsible for nan deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman successful a 1997 civilian proceedings is vowing Thursday to push guardant pinch postulation pursuing Simpson’s passing.
Simpson, 76, "succumbed to his conflict pinch cancer" connected Wednesday, April 10, arsenic he "was surrounded by his children and grandchildren," nan Simpson family announced successful a statement.
"I’ve been dealing pinch this problem since 2008, truthful it's been a agelong time, truthful I’m still dealing pinch nan matter," San Francisco-based lawyer David Cook told FOX Business connected Thursday. "As to O.J. Simpson here, it’s really simple, it’s called dormant without penance. He’s gone, but it’s without penance. For Ron, evidently he’s gone."
Simpson famously was acquitted successful a 1995 execution proceedings for nan sadistic slayings of his ex-wife and Goldman extracurricular of her Los Angeles home.
OJ SIMPSON DEAD AT 76, FAMILY SAYS
O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary proceeding successful Clark County District Court successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected May 15, 2013. (Reuters/Jeff Scheid / Reuters Photos)
But a twelvemonth later, a civilian proceedings began that yet recovered O.J. responsible, and awarded nan Brown and Goldman families $33.5 cardinal successful damages.
Cook, who represents Ron’s begetter Fred, told FOX Business that nan judgement successful nan lawsuit has now risen to $114 cardinal owed to interest.
"Everything starts a caller life here, I’m trying to find retired are location immoderate costs present that would beryllium disposable for Fred, if location would beryllium those. But we request to prosecute lawyers to do that," Cook said.
OJ SIMPSON DEAD AT 76: TIMELINE OF KEY MOMENTS FROM FOOTBALL CAREER TO MURDER TRIAL
O.J. Simpson, wearing nan humor stained gloves recovered by Los Angeles Police and entered into grounds successful Simpson's execution trial, displays his hands to nan assemblage astatine nan petition of charismatic Christopher Darden successful this photograph from June 15, 1995 arsenic his att ( REUTERS/Sam Mircovich / Reuters Photos)
He besides revealed he had spoken to Fred pursuing Simpson's decease announcement, but did not uncover nan quality of nan conversation.
Cook separately told The Associated Press that regarding collecting from Simpson, "We don’t cognize what he has, wherever it is aliases who is successful control" and that "we will prime up wherever we are and support going pinch it."
O. J. Simpson, pinch his lawyer Robert Baker, left, leaves nan Santa Monica Courthouse aft being recovered liable connected each counts successful his civilian trial. (Reuters / Reuters Photos)
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As of February 2021, Simpson only paid astir $133,000 of nan settlement, according to KNTV, which cited a Nevada court filing.
