Arabian Support & Services Company, LTD. v. Textron Systems Corporation

  1. July 24, 2018

    Textron Must Disclose Legal Advice On Cluster Bomb Deal

    Textron Systems Corp. must turn over documents surrounding legal advice it received 14 years ago that could shed light on whether the last U.S. company to have manufactured cluster bombs was justified in cutting a Saudi consultant out of a $1 billion deal, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  2. April 17, 2018

    Textron Bid To Stifle Deposition 'Just Too Broad,' Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal magistrate judge on Tuesday vehemently denied a request from Textron Systems Corp., the last American manufacturer of cluster bombs, to censor 32 specific subjects at an upcoming deposition in a legal battle over a Saudi consultant's alleged $30 million cut of a $1 billion transaction.

  3. November 03, 2017

    Bomb Maker Can Keep Legal Advice Secret In Saudi Deal

    The last American manufacturer of cluster bombs does not have to disclose whatever legal advice it was operating under when it arranged a roughly $1 billion sale of the internationally banned weapons to Saudi Arabia in 2011, a Massachusetts federal judge decided on Friday.

  4. April 20, 2017

    1st Circ. Revives Consultancy Suit Over Saudi Weapons Deal

    The First Circuit on Wednesday revived, in part, a Saudi consulting firm’s claims it was stiffed by a U.S. defense contractor for fees related to a weapons deal with the Saudi government, finding a lower court failed to adequately address the firm’s misrepresentation claim.