Legal Opinion
Al-Quraishi v. Nakhla
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 29, 2010No. Civil PJM 08-1696PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETER J. MESSITTE, District Judge.
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.
Plaintiffs assert 20 causes of action: 1) torture; 2)…
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