Fluor Stops Soldier’s Bid to Revive Afghanistan Bombing Suit (1)

A US soldier injured in a 2016 suicide bombing at an Army base in Afghanistan can’t revive his lawsuit accusing defense contractor Fluor Corp. of negligence, the Fourth Circuit affirmed Wednesday.

A district court properly found that Winston Hencely’s suit was precluded by the combatant exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act, Judge Allison J. Rushing of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said.

The combatant activities exception exists to preclude state regulation of US military conduct and decisions.

Ahmad Nayeb detonated his explosive vest bomb on Nov. 12, 2016, resulting in six deaths and injuries to ...