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Jury Awards $ 310 million for teen parents who died after the fall from Florida entertainment – Essence
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The Tire Sampson family, a 14-12 months-old who tragically fell to death during a ride in the amusement park in Orlando, Florida in 2022, was awarded $ 310 million in a civil trial.
The tires, which visited Icon Park along with his family on March 24, 2022, fell out of the attractiveness of Freefall Drop Tower. Although he was taken to a close-by hospital, he didn’t survive his injuries.
Now, over two years later, the jury has aroused the Ride producer, Austria Punish Handels, responsible for the accident, granting the Tire family $ 310 million. According to reports from local information stations WFTV AND KSDKThe jury reached the verdict inside about the hour of the meeting.
According to the spokesman of the lawyer Michael Haggard, Tire’s parents will receive $ 155 million.
Lawyers Ben Crump and Natalie Jackson, who represented the Tire family, shared thoughts on a breakthrough decision through X (previously Twitter). “This verdict is a step forward in responsible corporations responsible for the safety of their products,” they said in an announcement.
Lawyers emphasized that Tire’s death was attributable to “gross neglect and lack of profit security priorities.” They added that the driving producer “neglected his duty to protect passengers”, and a big award ensures that “they will face the consequences of these decisions.”
Crump and Jackson expressed the hope that this result would encourage changes in the amusement park industry. “We hope that it serves as awakening the entire industry to enforce more severe security measures,” they said. “Tire’s heritage will be a safer future for riders around the world.”
The investigation previously revealed that the tire harness was closed at the time of riding, but slipped from the seat during the 430-meter drop when the magnets were involved. Tire’s death was recognized as the results of “many injuries and injuries.”
At that point, Icon Park said that “fully cooperates” with the authorities.