December 5, 2024 - Orlando, FL – December 5, 2024 – Hilliard Law, a nationally renowned law firm based in Corpus Christi, TX, along with co-counsel Ben Crump, Kimberly L. Wald, and Michael A. Haggard announce a record-setting verdict in the tragic case of ...

Orlando, FL – Following the one-day trial of the Estate of Tyre Sampson vs “FunTimes”, the Austrian-based manufacturer of the FreeFall ride that once towered over Icon Park in Orlando, a jury has passed a $310 Million judgement against the defendants.

December 7, 2024 - As a result, the company has been ordered to pay the family $310 million. The family had previously reached settlements with two other defendants, had the ride at ICON Park dismantled, and helped pass the Tyre Sampson Safety Act.

Yesterday (March 15), Sampson’s mother, Nekia Dodd, visited ICON Park for the first time since the fatal incident and announced that she reached a settlement with the ride owners and the park.

December 6, 2024 - Late Thursday, the Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. He died on March 24, 2022, after falling 70 feet (21 meters) from the Orlando Free ...

December 5, 2024 - The family reached a settlement with both ICON Park and the company that operates the ride, but the boy’s parents are continuing to pursue their lawsuit against the ride manufacturers, Funtime Handels and Gerstlauer Amusement Rides. MORE: Father of Tyre Sampson, attorney want Orlando ride taken down permanently

February 18, 2023 - Read: State fines Orlando Free Fall operator $250K related to investigation into Tyre Sampson’s death · Initially, the company fought the fine, but the settlement laid out the conditions.

December 5, 2024 - A settlement has been reached with Orlando Eagle Drop, the ride’s operator, but the lawsuit against the ride manufacturers continues. Attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, has called for accountability to prevent similar accidents.

December 6, 2024 - ORLANDO, Fla. — The jury came back just after 5:00 p.m. and awarded Tyre Sampson’s family more than $300 million in the civil lawsuit over the teen’s death in 2022.

March 16, 2023 - ... The mother of a Missouri teen who died last year after slipping off a free-fall ride at a Florida amusement park has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, NBC News reports.

March 16, 2023 - — Standing in front of the Orlando ... his life nearly a year ago, Nekia Dodd and her lawyer announced Wednesday they had reached a settlement with ride owner Orlando Slingshot and landlord ICON Park in the civil lawsuit over Tyre’s ...

October 24, 2023 - I want to thank the Florida legislature, Senator Thompson and Representative Bracy for passing the Tyre Sampson Act. I urge Florida’s Governor to sign this bill which will make all amusement rides safer for children.” ... The family previously reached a settlement in March with both ICON Park and the company that operates the ride, however, there are nearly another dozen defendants in the lawsuit, including the manufacturer and installers.

June 28, 2025 - Last year, the Sampson family reached a settlement with Icon Park and Eagle Drop Slingshot, the ride’s owner, also named as defendants. It has yet to be disclosed. The Orlando Free Fall ride was permanently dismantled following an investigation ...

December 6, 2024 - Tyre Sampson's parents win millions in settlement against third defendant in lawsuit for son's fatal fall from drop tower ride in 2022.

December 6, 2024 - Sampson's parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in April 2022 and reached a settlement in March 2023 with two other defendants named in the suit – Icon Park and Eagle Drop Slingshot, the ride’s owner.