The family of actor and former sumo wrestler Taylor Tuli Wily has filed a lawsuit alleging that a non-emergency medical transport company dropped him while he was in his wheelchair.
Wily, best known for his role on the television reboots of Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I., as well as his career as a sumo wrestler, died in June 2024 at the age of 56. The cause of his death has not been publicly disclosed.
The lawsuit, filed by the Vegas-based Richard Harris Law Firm on behalf of the estate of Taylor Tuli Wily in the Nevada District Court for Clark County, alleges that Wily suffered head injuries after falling onto the pavement when the ramp of a vehicle operated by GMTCare failed.
According to the complaint, the “severe” injuries Wily sustained during the Oct. 3, 2023, incident eventually