U.S. Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19. Early is responsible for planning the squad’s patrols, the safety of his Marines, and achieving his commander’s intent, before, during, and after an operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Long)
'Defendants paid the Taliban to leave them alone,"the complaint states. 'The payments saved defendants money: it was cheaper to buy off the Taliban than it would have been to invest in the security necessary to mitigate the terrorists’ threats.'
January 07, 2020 at 01:18 AM
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Editor and columnist at The Litigation Daily
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is best-known as a stalwart defense firm, not the type to dive into contingency fee representations.
But when Willkie partner Michael Gottlieb had the chance to team up with two of his undergrad debate team buddies from Northwestern to represent Americans who were severely injured in Afghanistan by terrorist attacks—or the family members of those who were killed—he jumped.
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