Hencely v. Fluor Corp. · ¶12

Hencely sued Fluor and its subsidiaries in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, where two Fluor subsidiaries are located. Hencely brought claims under South Carolina law for negligent supervision, negligent entrustment of tools, and negligent retention of an employee. Following Circuit precedent, the District Court entered summary judgment for Fluor. 554 F. Supp. 3d 770, 774 (2021). Under that precedent, suits against military contractors arising out of combatant activities are generally preempted. See In re KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litigation, 744 F. 3d 326, 349, 351 (CA4 2014).

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