Nichelle Nichols, identified to many Star Trek followers as Lt. Nyota Uhura, handed away on the age of 89 in 2022 in New Mexico. Nichelle Nichols’ household filed a wrongful demise lawsuit in opposition to a medical middle, with the jury awarding them $13 million within the course of.
As reported by native information outlet KOAT, the household of Nichelle Nichols filed a wrongful demise lawsuit in opposition to the Gila Medical Heart in Silver Metropolis, New Mexico, in 2025. The swimsuit alleges that the middle was negligent of their therapy of Nichols’ coronary heart situation, writing within the swimsuit that the middle “fostered an atmosphere which prevented Ms. Nichols from being identified and handled correctly.”
Lisa Curtis, an legal professional for the household, wrote in a press release, “Nichelle Nichols had a brand new coronary heart situation, and the good those that had been caring for her despatched her to the emergency room to be identified. They did a horrible job of that.”
Curtis added that the middle had a chance to help Nichols, however as an alternative didn’t take correct measures to make sure her the care she wanted relating to her coronary heart situation.
“So, she wanted to see someone that might diagnose her and deal with her. They didn’t switch her to Las Cruces. It’s only a journey down I-25. It ought to have been a straightforward name, however the issue is a hospital [with] very poor insurance policies for that,” Curtis mentioned.
Nichols was born Grace Dell Nichols on Dec. 28, 1932 within the Chicago suburb of Robbins, Illinois. She started her profession in leisure as a young person and was a touring singer with Duke Ellington.
Born Grace Dell Nichols on Dec. 28, 1932, exterior of Chicago, Illinois, the actress bought her begin younger as an entertainer on the age of 16. She would tour nationally with the enduring jazz musician Duke Ellington as a singer, touchdown in Los Angeles, California.
In 1966, Nichols was solid on Star Trek as communications officer Lt. Uhura alongside William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and George Takei.
She additionally reprised the position in a number of movies within the franchise and remained a fixture and inspiration amongst followers and fellow actors who later took up the mantle, reminiscent of Zoe Saldaña and Celia Rose Gooding.
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