It’s Not Over! Fred Goldman To Take OJ Simpson To Nevada Court For $70 Million
- 6 years ago
In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Fred Goldman’s attorney said he is not going to give up trying to collect about $70 million dollars that OJ Simpson owes the bereaved family — and he plans to take the disgraced former athlete to a Nevada court!
Attorney David J. Cook appeared before a judge at the Santa Monica courthouse Tuesday morning, and asked the judge to order Simpson to turn over any money the former Heisman Trophy winner has or may have made from memorabilia signings. Fred Goldman filed a motion in November to stop Simpson from dodging the $33.5 million judgement in the wrongful death suit concerning Goldman's son, Ron.
Cook said that judgment has ballooned to about $70 million because of interest. Under the motion, Goldman asked for a court order that would turn over the rights from any revenue Simpson has and could make from any autograph or memorabilia signing, promotion, or other commercial enterprises.
nine years in prison for a botched robbery and was paroled on October 1.
Cook said he plans to depose Simpson in Nevada to figure out who the former athlete has done business with.
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When asked how the Goldmans are dealing with the lengthy legal battle, Cook told Radar that the family will never find closure.
“For anybody here, be it any person who has lost their child, whether to not the wrongdoer was acquitted, it is still consuming,” Cook told Radar. “Anybody who says it’s not consuming is not from this planet. They live with the loss … and anyone who sees their children die before they do, the loss of a child can be very consuming. Fred rejects, as many people do, what’s called ‘closure.’"
“Closure for anybody for anybody who has lost a child is an obscene word."
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Attorney David J. Cook appeared before a judge at the Santa Monica courthouse Tuesday morning, and asked the judge to order Simpson to turn over any money the former Heisman Trophy winner has or may have made from memorabilia signings. Fred Goldman filed a motion in November to stop Simpson from dodging the $33.5 million judgement in the wrongful death suit concerning Goldman's son, Ron.
Cook said that judgment has ballooned to about $70 million because of interest. Under the motion, Goldman asked for a court order that would turn over the rights from any revenue Simpson has and could make from any autograph or memorabilia signing, promotion, or other commercial enterprises.
nine years in prison for a botched robbery and was paroled on October 1.
Cook said he plans to depose Simpson in Nevada to figure out who the former athlete has done business with.
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When asked how the Goldmans are dealing with the lengthy legal battle, Cook told Radar that the family will never find closure.
“For anybody here, be it any person who has lost their child, whether to not the wrongdoer was acquitted, it is still consuming,” Cook told Radar. “Anybody who says it’s not consuming is not from this planet. They live with the loss … and anyone who sees their children die before they do, the loss of a child can be very consuming. Fred rejects, as many people do, what’s called ‘closure.’"
“Closure for anybody for anybody who has lost a child is an obscene word."
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