Legal precedents make lawsuits against military contractors tough to win, but that's not stopping lawyers for soldiers and private citizens injured during the Iraq war. At least 15 personal injury, wrongful death and products liability cases have been filed by soldiers or civilian employees against government contractors in federal courts nationwide, with at least one state court claim in North Carolina. Two litigation strategies involve the use of state fraud laws and whistleblower suits.
March 16, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Legal precedents make lawsuits against military contractors tough to win, but that hasn’t stopped lawyers for soldiers and private citizens injured during the Iraq war from looking for chinks in contractors’ legal armor.
Two potential strategies involve the use of state fraud laws and whistleblower suits.
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