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Afghanistan: $60 million class action against Blackwater

Posted 13 June 2011 9:30 GMT

Written byAdil Nurmakov

Countries	Afghanistan
Topics	Labor, War & Conflict
Languages	English

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· Afganistán: Demanda colectiva de US$60 millones contra Blackwater

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Nick Fielding addresses the problem of killed or injured civilian contractors in Afghanistan through the story about U.S. lawyer Scott J Bloch, who filed a $60 million class action lawsuit in order to recover the four former security specialists' payment of social security, unemployment insurance, and unpaid benefits.

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