Labor/Employment
Aug. 19, 2006
Employers Can Be Held Responsible for Harm Caused By Rogue Employees
Employment Column - A federal judge has allowed former Iraqi prisoners to state negligent-hiring claims, among other common-law claims, against U.S. government contractors for alleged abuse and torture in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.
By John Lattin
A federal judge has allowed former Iraqi prisoners to state negligent-hiring claims, among other common-law claims, against U.S. government contractors for alleged abuse and torture in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. The plaintiffs' suit names Titan Corp. and CACI International Inc. and alleges that contractors engaged in a "torture conspiracy" with U.S. government officials to obtain lucrative federal con...
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