Seven Years Later, Simpson Has Not Paid: This is only tangentially related to sports, but it is an eye-opening story about how getting a judgment only begins the battle. Seven years after a jury found OJ Simpson civilly liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, the LA Times reports that the families have collected only a tiny amount of the $35 million awarded. The exact amount the families have been paid was not stated, but it looks to be only $1-2 million.



How is Simpson avoiding paying? Well, he is "searching for the real killer," oh wait, I mean playing golf every day. From the article:

Meanwhile, Simpson, on his way to play golf, said in a television interview Tuesday that he has no intention of paying the families a penny. "I've said this so many times. If I have to work to pay them, I won't work," Simpson told WSVN-TV in Miami. "It's that simple. So, I'll just play golf every day."



The Heisman Trophy winner and pro football great is living in Florida on $25,000 monthly income that is exempt from court judgments.

Wow, $25K a month? That is a pretty sweet deal. I guess it pays to have good lawyers. From a justice perspective, though, wouldn't it make more sense to satisfy the court judgment and make OJ live on less than $300,000 a year? This is like letting him get away with murder...

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