Quote Originally Posted by bigdare23


I know what double jeopardy is.


Answer my question! Throw out the reason because he is force to. Why do you think OJ should pay her family anything for "wrongful death?"
Did you read post 179? if not here it is again:

Huh?

He was acquited on criminal charges and CONVICTED on civil charges.

NO CHARGES WERE DROPPED

He has to pay because he was found guilty in a civil court. Does that clear it up for you?
And just to clear up the double jeopardy argument:

Double jeopardy also does not attach if the later charge is civil rather than criminal in nature, which involves a different legal standard. Acquittal in a criminal case does not prevent the defendant from being the defendant in a civil suit relating to the same incident (though res judicata operates within the civil court system). For example, O.J. Simpson was acquitted of a double homicide in a California criminal prosecution, but lost a civil wrongful death claim brought over the same victims.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_jeopardy