The Supreme Court decided on June 2 to consider whether a U.S. soldier should be allowed to sue a defense contractor over a suicide bombing during U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
The court granted the petition in Hencely v. Fluor Corp. in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented.
Former U.S. Army Specialist Winston Hencely suffered permanent injuries in November 2016 as a result of the actions of a suicide bomber at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The bomber, the late Ahmad Nayeb, was employed on the base with a government contractor, according to the petition that Hencely filed with the Supreme Court on Feb. 24….