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Winston Hencely
Coverage of Winston Hencely in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court revives wounded veteran’s lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow a wounded veteran, Winston Hencely, to sue Fluor Corporation, a government contractor, for failing to supervise an Afghan employee who built a suicide bomb that injured Hencely in Afghanistan. The court rejected Fluor's claim of government immunity, stating the company allegedly failed in its contractual duties.