The family of late Star Trek actor Nichelle Nichols has succeeded in its wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and doctor that treated the 89-year-old in her final days. Nichols, who played Uhura in the 1960s series, died on July 30, 2022 from heart failure after being treated at Gila Regional Medical Center in New Mexico. A medical negligence compliant was filed against the medical center the following year and after three years of hearings followed by a jury trial, the case ended with a special verdict on Thursday (June 4). During the trial’s conclusion, Gila Regional was found 40 percent negligent, while Nichols' doctor, Dr. Tsering Sherpa, was found 60 percent negligent. The family has been awarded $13 million in damages. In 2025, ABC's Albuquerque, New Mexico outlet KOAT reported that Nichols was admitted to the hospital for sudden heart problems and was prematurely discharged after receiving lab results that signaled acute heart failure.…