Hencely v. Fluor Corporation et al

  1. October 30, 2024

    4th Circ. Affirms Soldier's Loss Against Fluor Over Bombing

    A split Fourth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a soldier's lawsuit against Fluor Corp. over injuries he sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, holding the suit's state tort claims are preempted by a "combatant activities" exception in federal law.

  2. August 11, 2021

    Fluor Gets Win In Soldier's Suit Over Suicide Bombing

    A South Carolina federal judge has thrown out a suit by a former U.S. Army soldier against Fluor Corp. over injuries he sustained in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, saying that the state law claims are preempted by a "combatant activities" exception in federal law.

  3. December 17, 2020

    State Secrets Complicate Litigation Over Bomb Blast

    A defense contractor has sought for the third time dismissal of a federal tort lawsuit over a bombing that happened in Afghanistan, alleging Wednesday that confidential information it would need to prepare an adequate defense was being withheld by the government.

  4. July 29, 2020

    SC Judge Won't Dismiss Soldier's Bombing Suit Against Fluor

    A South Carolina federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss a U.S. Army soldier's allegations that Fluor Corp. failed to prevent an employee from carrying out a deadly suicide attack, finding that a state jurisdictional bar doesn't shut out the litigation.

  5. June 19, 2020

    Fluor Says There's No Jurisdiction For Afghan Bombing Suit

    Fluor Corp. urged a South Carolina federal judge Friday to end a suit alleging it is liable for a U.S. Army soldier's injuries from a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan, arguing that the case doesn't belong in the state.

  6. June 01, 2020

    Fluor Can't Ditch Case Over Afghanistan Suicide Bombing

    A South Carolina federal judge on Monday refused to toss a suit seeking to hold Fluor Corp. liable for a U.S. Army specialist's injuries from a 2016 suicide bombing in the Middle East, finding that the court has authority over the case.

  7. February 20, 2019

    US Soldier Says Fluor Is Liable For Suicide Bombing

    A U.S. Army soldier injured by a bomb at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan is accusing government contractor Fluor of not doing enough to prevent an employee from making and detonating the bomb, according to a suit filed Wednesday in South Carolina federal court.