Trial date set for Tyre Nichols family's $550M lawsuit against Memphis

Rodney and RowVaughn Wells, the parents of Tyre Nichols, listen during a news conference about a lawsuit filed against the city of Memphis and police officers, Wednesday April 19, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the city of Memphis on Wednesday, blaming them for his death and accusing officials of allowing a special unit’s aggressive tactics to go unchecked despite warning signs. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

by: David Royer

Posted: Jan 25, 2024 / 11:26 AM CST

Updated: Jan 25, 2024 / 12:01 PM CST

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A date has been set for a federal jury trial in a $550 million civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis filed by the family of Tyre Nichols.

District Court Judge Mark Norris set a trial date of Jan. 27, 2025, for RowVaughn Wells vs. City of Memphis, et al.

Nichols died in January 2023, three days after he was pulled over and beaten by Memphis Police officers in a traffic stop.

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The incident, which was captured on surveillance and body-worn cameras, made national headlines and led to criminal charges against several officers.

Wells, who is Nichols’ mother, and attorney Ben Crump filed the $550 million civil lawsuit last April.

The trial date is set exactly two years from the date the city released the video of Tyre Nichols’ beating. Those videos were released on Friday, January 27^th, 2023.