December 5, 2024 - Today, justice has been served in the wrongful death lawsuit for Tyre Sampson, a bright, kind-hearted 14-year-old whose life was tragically cut short. The devastating loss of Tyre's life, caused by the preventable failure of an amusement 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 ...

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 - ORLANDO, Fla. - Tyre Sampson’s family has won their civil lawsuit against FunTimes, the Austrian manufacturer of the FreeFall ride that killed the 14-year-old boy.

December 5, 2024 - 05, 2024 PUBLISHED 5:30 AM EST Dec. 05, 2024 ... ORLANDO, Fla. — A jury returned a verdict Thursday in the wrongful death lawsuit of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson that totaled more than $300 million.

December 7, 2024 - The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a free-fall tower in Orlando, has been awarded $310 million by a jury.

April 27, 2022 - ORLANDO, Fla.–– Nationally renowned personal injury attorneys Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and Bob Hilliard of Hilliard Martinez Gonzales announced today that they have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida, on behalf of Yarnell Sampson, the father of Tyre Sampson.

December 6, 2024 - The family previously agreed to an undisclosed settlement with Icon Park and ride owner Eagle Drop Slingshot, which were also defendants in their wrongful death lawsuit, the outlet said. The free-fall ride has since been disassembled. Florida’s ...

December 6, 2024 - 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 ...

December 6, 2024 - — 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. The family and attorneys are expected to hold a press conference outside the Orange County courthouse to speak about the verdict. WFTV reporter Nick Papantonis is at the courthouse. We will update this story as soon as the press conference is over.

June 24, 2025 - They awarded Tyre’s parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, $155 million each, recognizing their profound loss and emotional devastation. In total, the jury ordered the defendants to pay $310 million in damages in a Wrongful death lawsuit.

December 5, 2024 - – On Thursday, an Orange County jury ruled the family of Tyre Sampson will be given $310 million, $155 million each to the father and mother, according to our sister station WKMG in Orlando.

December 6, 2024 - The settlement amount has not been disclosed. The ride has been dismantled. In May 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Tyre Sampson Act, which strengthens safety standards for amusement park rides.

March 21, 2025 - Sampson's family also won a $310 million verdict against the attraction's Austrian builder last year. The lawsuit filed in state court in Orlando said Campbell-Alexander is seeking more than $50,000.

December 7, 2024 - The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a free-fall tower in Orlando, has been awarded $310 million by a jury.