U.S. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Alan Gross
U.S. Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Alan Gross
Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by Alan Gross against the U.S. government, for whom he was working when he was arrested.
By Elad Benari
First Publish: 5/29/2013, 5:13 AM
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alan Gross, the American-Jewish contractor who has been imprisoned in Cuba since 2009, against the U.S. government, for whom he was working when he was arrested.
Judge James Boasberg wrote in an opinion dismissing the case that federal law bars lawsuits against the government based on injuries suffered in foreign countries.
Gross filed the lawsuit last year. He was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development and its contractor Development Alternatives Inc. when he was arrested in 2009.
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He recently settled a negligence lawsuit against his U.S. government employer, claiming the risks associated with his mission had been underestimated, for an undisclosed amount.
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