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Abu Ayyab al-Masri.
Captured.

Private contractors in overseas combat zones face legal and psychological risks
Maggie Botes [General Manager, International Contractors Association]: "The International Contractors Association has a Code of Conduct to which all our members subscribe. It promotes integrity and professional conduct, and supports accountability for any misconduct or crime...

US civilian lawsuits against military contractors may overcome jurisdiction challenge
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] Wednesday ruled [opinion, PDF] to remand a set of consolidated tort claims brought against military contractors in Iraq, holding that further factual development is necessary before determining whether the cases were nonjusticiable political questions...

El-Masri asks OAS rights court to condemn CIA rendiiton
[JURIST] Khaled El-Masri [JURIST news archive], the German citizen allegedly kidnapped by the CIA in 2003, petitioned [PDF complaint; press release] the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) [official website] Wednesday alleging he was tortured by the CIA...

USCIS E-Verify Guide Issued Specifically for Government Contractors
As everyone knows, government contractors are now required to use use E-verify.  The requirement to use E-verify went into effect on September 8th.  In an effort to assist contractors who have not previously used the system, USCIS has issued a comprehensive guide specifically for contractors...

U.S., Sixteen other countries agree to rules for private security contractors operating in war zones
The United States and sixteen other countries including Great Britain, Iraq, and Afghanistan have entered into an agreement purportedly to ensure that private military contractors in war zones opperate under some form of international law, rather than in a lawless void...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Merge Healthcare Inc.
$16 million settlement reached in consolidated securities class action lawsuit.

Sunwest Management Inc.
allegedly misled residents about staff and daily care.

Newspaper Employees
Chinese Daily News must pay $5.19 million class action settlement for failing to pay overtime.

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action

Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud