April 27, 2022 - Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson described living a parent’s worst nightmare when they were each told their 14-year-old son, Tyre Sampson, had fallen to his death at a Florida amusement park.

December 6, 2024 - (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old ... the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson....

December 5, 2024 - The trial will begin Thursday morning with jury selection. Tyre Sampson's mother, Nekia Dodd, is expected to be in court. She has a different attorney.

April 26, 2022 - Attorneys for Tyre Sampson’s mother and father filed the 65-page wrongful death and product liability lawsuit against the amusement park, as well as the ride manufacturer and company that staffed the attraction.

April 26, 2022 - Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, the parents of the teenager, Tyre Sampson, filed the lawsuit on Monday in circuit court in Orange County, Fla.

December 6, 2024 - As of Thursday (Dec. 5), Tyre Sampson’s parents are millionaires from their settlement with Funtime. A Florida jury reportedly awarded the family $310 million after a speedy trial. Last year, Tyre’s parents also settled with the two other defendants for undisclosed amounts.

Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, along with their lawyers and other representatives, addressed reporters in two separate news conferences Tuesday. The media updates came a day after they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several companies ...

April 25, 2022 - Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson filed a 65-page lawsuit on Monday alleging negligence and strict liability in the death of their son Tyre Sampson, who died after falling around 100 feet from the Free Fall attraction at Icon Park in Orlando.

December 6, 2024 - The parents of Tyre Sampson were awarded $310 million settlement after the teen fatally fell from an amusement park ride in March 2022.

June 20, 2022 - ORLANDO, Fla. — Yarnell Sampson spoke alongside civil rights attorney Ben Crump Monday morning. Yarnell is the father of Tyre Sampson, the teen who fell to his death from Orlando's FreeFall ride in March.

April 26, 2022 - The parents of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old boy who fell from the free-fall ride at ICON Park, are speaking out about what happened.

December 6, 2024 - Pic: Tyre Sampson/Facebook · His parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, sued park owners ICON and Funtime, the ride manufacturer, claiming both should have warned their son about the risks of someone his size going on the ride and did not ...