Legal Opinion
Ibrahim v. Titan Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 12, 2005No. Civ.A. 04-1248(JR)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs sue seeking compensation from two private government contractors for alleged acts of torture inflicted upon them at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Defendants move to dismiss on a number of grounds. Their motion must be granted as to most counts. It will be denied however, as to several of plaintiffs’ common law claims.
Background
Plaintiffs are seven Iraqi nationals who allege that they or their late husbands were tortured while detained by the U.S. military at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Defendants are private government contractors who…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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