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Supreme Court Rejects Fluor Immunity, Bagram Veteran’s Suit Advances

4/23/2026

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The Supreme Court rejected Fluor Corp.’s wartime government-contract immunity claim, letting the veteran’s suit proceed.
Former Army specialist Winston Hencely, injured in the 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing, won the 6-3 decision.
The blast killed five, injured over a dozen, and left Hencely with brain trauma and limited left-side use.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote majority opinion while Justice Samuel Alito dissented, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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The Supreme Court rejected Fluor Corp.’s wartime government-contract immunity claim, letting the veteran’s suit proceed.
Former Army specialist Winston Hencely, injured in the 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing, won the 6-3 decision.
The blast killed five, injured over a dozen, and left Hencely with brain trauma and limited left-side use.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote majority opinion while Justice Samuel Alito dissented, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.