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Las Vegas judge allows O.J. Simpson estate to auction off memorabilia
By David Charns,
2 days ago
LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — A probate judge approved a plan on Friday to auction off pieces of O.J. Simpson’s personal property, a lawyer involved in the process confirmed to Nexstar’s KLAS.
Items potentially to be auctioned include a Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, Simpson’s car and driver’s license, LaVergne previously said, adding it was unclear if the trophy was authentic.
Friday’s ruling allows the estate 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.
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)
In 1995, Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. A jury later found him liable in a civil suit where a California judge ordered him to pay both families $33.5 million.
Fred Goldman, the father of Ron Goldman, filed a creditor’s claim against the estate of O.J. Simpson for $117 million on Thursday.
Goldman’s claim, filed in Clark County District Court, 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.
The judge will allow LaVergne to pick an auction house of his choosing. It’s unclear how many items would go to auction or when.
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