Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.

  1. January 10, 2025

    CACI Denied New Trial Over Abu Ghraib Torture

    The defense contractor found liable for conspiring with the U.S. military to torture inmates at the Abu Ghraib military prison said it would appeal to the Fourth Circuit after a Virginia federal judge Friday ruled the company won't get a third crack at trial.

  2. December 10, 2024

    Abu Ghraib Torture Plaintiffs Say CACI Shoudn't Get New Trial

    Former prisoners tortured at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq, who were recently awarded $42 million in a case against defense contractor CACI, have pushed back at the company's request for a new trial, arguing it was rehashing arguments already rejected by the court.

  3. November 12, 2024

    Jury Holds CACI Liable For $42M Over Abu Ghraib Torture

    A Virginia federal jury ruled Tuesday that defense contractor CACI must pay $42 million to former prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib military prison, finding it conspired in their torture by the U.S. military.

  4. October 30, 2024

    Retrial Begins In Abu Ghraib Torture Case Against Contractor

    A Virginia-based defense contractor returned to a federal court in Alexandria on Wednesday to face claims that it aided and abetted torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib military prison after a trial on the same allegations ended in a hung jury earlier this year.

  5. July 12, 2024

    CACI Can't Avoid New Trial In Abu Ghraib Torture Case

    A Virginia federal judge has refused to revisit a decision denying CACI International's attempt to toss a case accusing the company of aiding torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib military prison following a mistrial, saying CACI hasn't shown any error in her earlier ruling.

  6. June 14, 2024

    Judge Grants New Trial In Abu Ghraib Torture Liability Case

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday granted a new trial to victims of torture at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq who have accused a CACI International unit of aiding and abetting their ordeal, after a jury deadlocked in the case.

  7. May 02, 2024

    Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Liability Case Ends In Mistrial

    A Virginia federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in a suit accusing military contractor CACI International of aiding and abetting torture at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq, after the jury deadlocked following extensive deliberations.

  8. April 22, 2024

    Jury Hears Of Torture As Abu Ghraib Contractor Trial Wraps

    After six days of trial and three hours of deliberation, the jury for a suit accusing military contractor CACI International of conspiring to commit torture at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq recessed without a verdict Monday.

  9. March 19, 2024

    Immunity Ruling Doesn't Apply To CACI, Iraqi Ex-Detainees Say

    Former detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison fought to preserve their claims against a Virginia-based defense contractor they claim is complicit in their torture, saying the company's reliance on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to establish immunity lacks merit.

  10. August 25, 2023

    CACI Can't Appeal Failed Dismissal Bid In Abu Ghraib Suit

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday denied CACI Premier Technology Inc.'s request for intermediate appeal of its failed dismissal bid, removing a potential hurdle to the jury trial sought by Iraqi former prisoners accusing the defense contractor of torture.