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    A Second Chance for the Obama Administration on “Battlefield” Contractor Liability

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    A Second Chance for the Obama Administration on “Battlefield” Contractor Liability By Steve Vladeck Monday, June 16, 2014 at 11:19 AM One of the stranger briefs filed by the Office of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence

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    Thursday, June 12, 2014Last Update: 9:54 AM PT Ex-Blackwater Guards Can’t Suppress ‘Hostility’ Evidence   By LORRAINE BAILEY      (CN) – A federal judge allowed the government to present evidence that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp Accused Of Falsifying Reports On Afghanistan Work Share us on:

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    DynCorp Accused Of Falsifying Reports On Afghanistan Work By Erica Teichert Law360, Washington (June 13, 2014, 7:45 PM ET) — DynCorp International Inc. has been hit with a False Claims Act… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Lawyer Questions Guilty Ruling in Liberia Mercenary Case

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    Lawyer Questions Guilty Ruling in Liberia Mercenary Case All Africa By by Kennedy L.Yangian 12 June 2014 07:17 Monrovia, Jun 12, 2014 (FrontPageAfrica/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — Defense lead… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit

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    KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit By Vin Gurrieri Law360, New York (May 28, 2014, 4:27 PM ET) — KBR Inc. on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know

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    ALI YUSSEF / AFP – Getty Images file 2 days Blackwater Trial: What You Need to Know By Hasani Gittens On Sept. 16, 2007, private security guards working for the firm Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings

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    Blackwater four go on trial for 2007 Baghdad killings Agence France Presse By Guillaume DECAMME 11 June 2014 15:38 Four former employees of the notorious Blackwater security firm went on trial… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Military Contractor Liability Returns to the Supreme Court

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    Hard National Security Choices Military Contractor Liability Returns to the Supreme Court By Steve Vladeck Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 7:00 AM Whatever the merits of the increasing reliance upon private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Guilty!

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    Guilty! The New Dawn 11 June 2014 Thirteen Liberian mercenaries have been adjudged guilty following over two years of trial for alleged cross border attacks against neighboring Ivorian President Alassane Ouatara’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial

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    7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial Associated Press Newswires By PETE YOST 9 June 2014 14:12 WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of delays, four former guards from the security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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