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Jury Awards $13M to Nichelle Nichols' Family, Cap Limits Payout

6/6/2026

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A Silver City jury awarded $13 million to actress Nichelle Nichols’ family in a malpractice case.
Attorneys Theresa Hacsi and Lisa Curtis said Gila Regional Medical Center missed Nichols’ acute heart failure, sent her home, she died on July 30 2022.
Because the hospital is Grant County-owned, the Tort Claims Act caps the family’s recovery at $400,000.
Jurors deliberated about two hours after an eight-day trial before Judge Jim Foy delivered the verdict.

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A Silver City jury awarded $13 million to actress Nichelle Nichols’ family in a malpractice case.
Attorneys Theresa Hacsi and Lisa Curtis said Gila Regional Medical Center missed Nichols’ acute heart failure, sent her home, she died on July 30 2022.
Because the hospital is Grant County-owned, the Tort Claims Act caps the family’s recovery at $400,000.
Jurors deliberated about two hours after an eight-day trial before Judge Jim Foy delivered the verdict.