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Abtan v. Blackwater | |
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Court | United States District Court for the District of Columbia |
Full case name | Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, et al. Estate of Ali Hussamaldeen Albazzaz and Estate of Kadhum Kayiz Aziz v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, et al. |
Decided | April 27, 2009 |
Docket nos. | 1:07-cv-01831 |
Citation | 611 F. Supp. 2d 1 |
Court membership | |
Judge sitting | Reggie Walton |
Atban v. Blackwater, 611 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2009), was a lawsuit brought by the victims and families affected by the September 16, 2007 Blackwater Baghdad shootings against Blackwater Worldwide, a private military contractor since renamed Academi. The case was consolidated with Estate of Albazzaz, et al. v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc. et al.,[1] and the consolidated case was ultimately settled confidentially out of court.[2]