“Who Rules Over You?—Just Ask Who You Can’t Sue!”

When American soldiers sustain battlefield injuries from faulty military hardware, should they be allowed to sue the hardware manufacturers? According to one Congressman, “No,” and this has civil rights groups openly accusing Congress and the defense industry of being in cahoots.

Congressman Mike Acheron, (D) Sacramento, Calif., recently introduced a bill that would eliminate a soldier’s ability to sue companies that manufacturer defective battlefield munitions. Entitled, “The Safe Battlefield Act of 2017,” the bill would forbid personal injury lawsuits against private companies that manufacture defective military hardware.

Instead of suing companies like General Dynamics, Lockheed, or …read more