Fluor Says Bombing Case Could Be ‘Undone’ Without Judge Switch

Fluor Corp. asked a federal judge to reconsider her decision not to transfer an Afghanistan bombing lawsuit to another judge in the same district because of a conflict of interest, asserting that it will preserve the matter for appeal if the transfer doesn’t happen.

“It bears repeating that the refusal to transfer this case creates the very real risk that the entire litigation could ultimately be undone,” Fluor told the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in its Thursday motion for reconsideration.

The court should “alleviate the risk entirely rather than keep this case and risk having ...