A Florida jury has awarded $310m to the family of a 14-year-old who fell hundreds of feet to his death from an amusement park ride over two years ago.
The sum was awarded to the parents of Tyre Sampson for pain and suffering as a result of his death in 2022, in addition to medical and funeral expenses. The case entered default judgment after Austrian-based manufacturer Funtime Handels failed to show up to the civil trial in Orange County on Thursday.
