Families of Boat Strike Victims File First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Author:

Chloe Fontenelle

Volume:

42

Issue:

3

Abstract:

The first wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Trump administration over the United States (U.S.) military’s unprecedented series of missile airstrikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. On January 27, family members of Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, sued the U.S. government on claims of wrongful death and extrajudicial killing.