Supreme Court Allows Wounded Soldier's Lawsuit Against Afghanistan Base Contractor To Proceed
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The Supreme Court ruled that a wounded U.S. soldier may sue a private contractor over a 2016 suicide bombing at Bagram Airfield. The soldier, identified in reporting as former Army Specialist Winston Tyler Hencely, says a Taliban suicide bomber who worked for contractor Fluor fractured his skull and left him permanently disabled. Hencely's suit brings state-law tort claims alleging negligent retention and supervision of the attacker rather than federal wartime causes of action. The case was sent back to lower courts so those claims can proceed under state law.