The Supreme Court has revived an injured veteran’s lawsuit attempting to hold a defense contractor liable for a 2016 terrorist attack in Afghanistan.
The contractor, known as Fluor Corp., argued that a federal law granting the government immunity should apply to companies like itself. In a 6–3 decision on April 22, the court rejected its argument, saying that “federal contractors do not automatically share the Government’s immunity merely because they perform services for it.”
Justice Clarence Thomas penned the majority opinion in which he said that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred in allowing Fluor to avoid the lawsuit….
Supreme Court Allows Injured Veteran’s Lawsuit Against Defense Contractor
