Supreme Court sides with service member in war zone suit

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled in favor of an injured service member who sued a military contractor for negligence in a war zone. 

The case, Hencley v. Fluor Corporation, focuses on service member Winston Hencley, who was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The bomber was an Afghan worker under the Fluor Corporation, a military contractor.