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Article

29 Jul 2010

Author:
Judge Peter J. Messitte, US District Court for the District of Maryland

[PDF] Wassim Abdullateff Sa'Eed al-Quraishi, et al. v. Adel Nakhla, et al. - Opinion

Plaintiffs, 72 Iraqi citizens who were formerly detained at military prisons in Iraq, have sued L-3 Services, Inc. (“L-3”), a military contractor which provided civilian translators for United States military forces in Iraq, and Adel Nakhla, a former employee of L-3 who served as one of its translators there. The Complaint alleges that Defendants tortured and otherwise physically and mentally abused Plaintiffs during their detention and that they should be held liable in damages for their actions…Defendants have filed Motions to Dismiss on a number of grounds…For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss.