Contractor Loss Slams Door On Military Torture Suits

By Dietrich Knauth (November 13, 2012, 10:34 PM EST) -- The Seventh Circuit's recent en banc rejection of monetary damages for government contractors allegedly tortured in Iraq essentially blocks out federal torture suits against the U.S. military, part of a trend of rulings that have made it difficult for plaintiffs to win cases where national security is implicated, attorneys say....

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