The parents of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died at an Orlando amusement park, were awarded $310 million by a jury on ...

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Late Thursday, the Orange County jury ordered that the manufacturer Funtime pay $155 million each to Tyre Sampson's parents, ...

The trial lasted only one day, as Funtime did not appear in court to defend itself. The ride’s operator, Orlando Slingshot, had previously settled with Sampson’s family for an undisclosed amount, and ...

In response to the incident, Orlando slingshot, the operator of the ride, has made the decision to permanently close the ...

The parents of a 14-year-old boy who died on an amusement park ride in 2022 won a $310 million verdict against the ...

ORLANDO - The Missouri family of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the 430-foot tall Orlando FreeFall ride in ...

After the boy's death, the Tyre Sampson Act passed unanimously in Florida. The act calls for increased amusement ride safety ...