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Fluor Corp.","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:14.158502Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:14.163978Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T23:58:14.751585Z","explanation":"An official Court opinion was verified.","status":"decided"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-30T01:36:05.832664Z","explanation":"An official Court opinion was verified.","status":"decided"}],"case_status":"decided","dek":"Specialist Wesley Hencely sued Fluor Corporation under South Carolina tort law after an enemy attack on U.S. forces at Bagram Airfield. Fluor says uniquely federal interests preempt those state claims. 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S. service members. Hencely sued Fluor, a contractor the Army employed there, alleging it failed to follow security requirements. The Fourth Circuit dismissed his claims, and he appealed to the Supreme Court."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 102, lines 38-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 102, lines 38-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 24-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 24-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 41, lines 40-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 41, lines 40-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 44-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 44-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 54-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 54-50"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Army found that Fluor's disregard of key contractual requirements contributed to the bombing, according to Hencely's lawyer. Hencely sought damages under South Carolina tort law. The Fourth Circuit blocked his suit on a rationale Fluor does not defend. The case reached the Supreme Court on appeal."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 12-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 12-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 72, lines 8-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 72, lines 8-22"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Hencely argues tort law remains the baseline unless Congress acts, and that courts have long allowed common law claims for conduct abroad. He says Fluor's alternative theories do not justify preemption.","Fluor argues the claims are preempted because they conflict with uniquely federal interests. Its lawyer says the case arises from an enemy attack on U. S. forces on a foreign battlefield in time of war, and state law cannot govern military operations there."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 102, lines 38-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 102, lines 38-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 24-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 24-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 41, lines 40-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 41, lines 40-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 44-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 44-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 54-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 54-50"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Justice Kavanaugh questioned what the baseline is when a suit involves a uniquely federal interest, suggesting Congress must act to allow such suits. Justice Sotomayor questioned whether 50 states can tell the military what to do, saying states cannot control military orders. Justice Thomas asked why the Supreme Court's decision in Boyle does not control the case.","The justices' questions do not indicate votes or a decision."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 102, lines 38-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 102, lines 38-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 24-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 24-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 41, lines 40-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 41, lines 40-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, 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Wartime combat settings alone do not bar such suits.","The Fourth Circuit's judgment was vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Opinion","label":"Official Supreme Court Opinion — file page 2, lines 1-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/608us1r27_bq7c.pdf","page_label":"file page 2, lines 1-1"},{"evidence_type":"Opinion","label":"Official Supreme Court Opinion — file page 4, lines 1-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/608us1r27_bq7c.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 1-1"}]}],"slug":"2025-24-924-hencely-v-fluor-corp","term":"2025","title":"Can State Tort Law Claims Against a Military Contractor Go Forward at a Foreign War Zone?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 102, lines 38-42","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 102, lines 38-42"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 24-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 24-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 41, lines 40-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 41, lines 40-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 44-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 44-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 78, lines 54-50","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/24-924_2c8f.pdf","page_label":"file page 78, lines 54-50"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}