Supreme Court Allows Injured Veteran’s Lawsuit Against Defense Contractor

An appeals court blocked the veteran’s lawsuit on the basis that the defense contractor was protected by a law blocking certain suits against the government.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court has revived an injured veteran’s lawsuit attempting to hold a defense contractor liable for a 2016 terrorist attack in Afghanistan.

The contractor, known as Fluor Corp., argued that a federal law granting the government immunity should apply to companies like itself. In a 6–3 decision on April 22, the court rejected its argument, saying that “federal contractors do not automatically share the Government’s immunity merely because they perform services for it.”