This happened back in 2014, and only now has a judgement been rendered. That poor family. So much unsettled business.
Back in 2014, America was still in a panic about the potential of the Ebola bacteria to take out a large portion of the general public. Months later in 2015, we were told to worry about having a Zika Baby.
Maritime law is a nest of eels. Some precedents go back to the 1800’s. Don’t know if that applies her, but it’s a possibility.