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Article

7 Jan 2010

Author:
Mike Baker, Associated Press

Blackwater settles series of civil lawsuits

The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has reached a settlement in a series of federal lawsuits in which dozens of Iraqis accused the company of cultivating a reckless culture that allowed innocent civilians to be killed... The seven lawsuits cited a pattern of illegal activity, including several killings such as the 2007 shooting in Iraq's capital that left 17 Iraqis dead... Blackwater, now known as Xe, released a statement saying the company was "pleased" that the settlement, in the works for months, had been affirmed.

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Xe settles civil lawsuits in US over Blackwater shootings in Iraq

Blackwater USA lawsuit (re 16 Sep 2007 Baghdad incident)