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A jury awarded $310 million to the parents of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old who died after falling from the Orlando Free Fall ride in 2022. The verdict was against the ride's Austrian manufacturer, Funtime, which did not appear in court. The case highlighted negligence in safety measures, as the ride lacked seat belts and failed to secure Sampson properly due to his size. The ride has since been closed and is being demolished.
A civil jury has found drug distributors McKesson and AmerisourceBergen liable for their role in Baltimore's opioid crisis, ordering them to pay over $266 million in damages. This verdict is part of a larger legal battle that has already secured over $400 million in settlements from other pharmaceutical companies. Baltimore's lawsuit argued that these distributors failed to monitor suspicious opioid orders, contributing to the city's high overdose rates. The city plans to use the funds for addiction-related programs and may seek additional billions in a forthcoming trial phase.