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.
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Posted on Friday, March 16th, 2007. Filed under: Employment, Law Misc
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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.
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Posted on Friday, March 16th, 2007. Filed under: Business Law, Law Misc
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