Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of CACI in Abu Ghraib Case
Mon Sep 14, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CACI International Inc
(NYSE: CACI) announced today that it welcomes a ruling handed down by the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissing the claims in two lawsuits
filed in 2004. The Court held that the federal interest in the prosecution of
war was sufficiently strong to preempt the Iraqi plaintiffs’ state law tort
claims against CACI.
“The Court’s decision today is an important step toward resolving all legal
matters regarding the company’s mission and duties in Iraq. None of the Iraqi
plaintiffs in these lawsuits even alleged that they had any contact with
anyone affiliated with CACI. Indeed, the Court acknowledged that the Army’s
investigation found that the lead plaintiff was never actually interrogated or
abused. No CACI personnel appeared in any of the notorious photographs at Abu
Ghraib and no one affiliated with the company has been charged with any
wrongdoing. We have said from day one that these lawsuits are completely
without merit and today’s ruling vindicates that position,” said Paul Cofoni,
CACI President and Chief Executive Officer.
“CACI did its work at Abu Ghraib prison with professionalism and integrity. We
are proud of the work we did in very difficult and dangerous conditions, in a
war zone. The Army was in need of help and we provided qualified professionals
who made valuable contributions to the war effort in Iraq. We assisted the
Army in obtaining useful intelligence information that helped save the lives
of American troops on the battlefield,” Cofoni added.
In April of 2008 CACI released the book Our Good Name, which is a true and
factual accounting of CACI’s involvement at Abu Ghraib. The principal author,
Dr. J.P. London, CACI Chairman of the Board, was CACI’s President and CEO at
the time of the Abu Ghraib controversy. London stated, “Our thoroughly
researched book is based entirely on public documents and statements, sworn
testimony before Congress, official government reports, sworn courts martial
testimony, and other highly reputable sources in the public record. Our Good
Name is the definitive account of what CACI went through during the Abu Ghraib
controversy and media firestorm.” The book also tells the American people
about the real CACI – a company dedicated to helping our military and our
country. We invite people to visit http://www.caci.com/iraq/iraq_news.shtml
and http://www.caci.com/iraq/truth_error.shtml to learn the truth about CACI.
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Michael Waddington is a court martial appeal lawyer – court martial attorney that defends military personnel worldwide as well as deployed civilian contractors subject to the UCMJ. He defends Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and civilian contractor court martial cases. He has successfully defended military personnel as a court martial lawyer Army Navy Marine & Air Force court martials in Germany, England, San Diego, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fort Bragg, Fort Jackson, Fort Stewart, Fort Gordon, Italy, Iraq, Kuwait, Korea, Okinawa, Japan, Yokota, and throughout the United States.
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