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18 September 2026
Federal Judge Dismisses $5 Million Lawsuit Over 36-Day Coast Guard Detention After Cocaine Interdiction Near St. Thomas
18 September 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
A federal judge dismissed Jerome Nibbs’s $5 million lawsuit over 36 days aboard Coast Guard cutters after a drug interdiction near St. Thomas, ruling that maritime law did not permit recovery for emotional distress without fear of imminent physical harm.
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