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Tyre Sampson: Parents of teen who died at a Florida amusement park say they felt helpless in learning about their son’s death | CNN
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.
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‘I don’t wish that on any parent’ – Tyre Sampson’s mother explains why she filed wrongful death lawsuit | FOX 2
April 26, 2022 - LOUIS – The parents of a St. Louis teen who fell to his death from a drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park last month said they filed a wrongful death lawsuit and will take the matter to trial to ensure no family has to experience this anguish and pain ever again. They held separate press conferences in Florida and Missouri. 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.
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Family of Teen Who Fatally Fell From Ride Awarded $310M - YouTube
Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride in march 2022
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 from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride. The trial lasted only a day as Funtime never appeared in court to defend itself. Zuma Sampson, a football standout who stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighed 380 pounds, was visiting Orlando on spring break from the St. Louis, Missouri, area when he went with friends to the downtown amusement park. They rode the Orlando Free Fall, which placed 30 riders in seats attached to a tower, secured them with a shoulder harness and then dropped them 430 feet. It didn’t have seat belts, something most drop rides have as an additional safety measure. His parents argued that Icon and Funtime should have warned their son about the risks of someone his size going on the ride and didn’t provide an appropriate restraint system. Adding seat belts would have cost $660. The state ordered the ride closed after the accident and it never reopened. It has now been demolished. Article More on reddit.com
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Tyre Sampson’s Parents File Suit Over Fatal Fall From Florida Amusement Ride - The New York Times
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.
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Tyre Sampson's Parents Win MILLIONS For His Fatal Fall From Drop Tower Ride (UPDATE)
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.
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Tyre Sampson's family awarded $310M in son's deadly fall from Orlando FreeFall ride | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
December 6, 2024 - Sampson, who was nearly 100 pounds over the ride’s weight limit, fell more than 100 feet to his death after slipping from his seat. The parents of Sampson, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Tyre Sampson's father speaks on eve of trial in lawsuit over son's deadly fall from Orlando ride | FOX 35 Orlando
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.
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Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride | AP News
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....
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Parents of Tyre Sampson file wrongful death lawsuit against multiple businesses
Nationally renowned personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Bob Hilliard filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Fl. on behalf of Yarnell Sampson, the father of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson.
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Teen's Parents Win $310 Million After Fatal Orlando Theme Park Fall
March 17, 2025 - On December 6, 2024, the Orange County verdict grants $155 million each to Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson. After a shoulder harness failed, their 14-year-old son plunged 70 feet from the Orlando Free Fall attraction.
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Father of Tyre Sampson responds to autopsy findings at FreeFall ride
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.
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Parents Of 14-Year-Old "FreeFall" Victim Receive $310M 'Band Aid' Settlement
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.
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Video: ‘I’m still in shock’: Tyre Sampson’s parents speak out after filing lawsuit against 10 companies
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.
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Father of 14-Year-Old Who Died on Florida Ride Is Starting Scholarship with Settlement Money
March 25, 2023 - At Friday's event, Yarnell also advocated for the passing of the Tyre Sampson Act, "to prevent this situation ever happening again to any child, any adult in this case," after Florida Senate Bill 902 was introduced in the state legislature this month to increase safety regulations on rides. Parents of 14-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Amusement Park Fall Reach Settlement as Demolition of the Ride Begins
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Parents sue after death of Tyre Sampson from Florida drop-tower ride
April 26, 2022 - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP/WFLA) — The parents of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in central Florida’s tourist district have sued its owner, manufacturer and landlord, claiming they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride.
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Parents of Tyre Sampson Sue Amusement Park in Ride Death
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.
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Tyre Sampson's parents speak on son's deadly Orlando ride fall | wtsp.com
Tyre's parents, Nekia Dodd and Yarnell Sampson, held separate news conferences on Tuesday to remember their son as the "gentle giant" he was.
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Family of Missouri teen who fell to his death on Orlando free-fall ride gets $310 million verdict
Father of Tyre Sampson says lawsuit win is just a 'Band-Aid' in son's death
Published December 6, 2024