Contractors could become targets of lawsuits under tort statute, lawyer says
U.S. defense contractors could be subject to lawsuits by foreign nationals who suffered during U.S. military operation overseas, according to retired Navy captain who is now a lawyer. The suits could be filed under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789, which says "the district courts shall have original...
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