Supreme Court Allows Veteran’s Tort Suit Against Fluor Over Taliban Bombing

In a 6-3 ruling written by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court vacated a Fourth Circuit decision and allowed Winston Hencely’s state-law tort claims against Fluor Corp., a military contractor tied to a Taliban bombing at Bagram in 2016, to proceed, rejecting a broad battlefield preemption theory and remanding for further proceedings; Justices Alito, Roberts, and Kavanaugh dissented, arguing war powers preempt such suits.