August 11, 2021
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.
December 17, 2020
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.
July 29, 2020
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.
June 19, 2020
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.
June 01, 2020
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.
February 20, 2019
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.