Federal judge weighs how $550 million Nichols lawsuit should proceed
RowVaughn Wells, (middle) mother of Tyre Nichols, was helped up courthouse steps on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, after announcing a $550 million civil lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Memphis Police Department, and individual officers for the January 2023 death of her son. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
U.S. District Judge Mark Norris is weighing how the civil lawsuit over Tyre Nichols’ death should proceed and what parties should be involved.
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Tyre Nichols MPD SCORPION unitSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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