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Fluor Corporation

Dawson v. Fluor Intercontinental (Negligence)

Date: 07/11/2012 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Health

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $18,780,047

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: David Dawson, a civilian contractor working in Iraq, was burned by excessively hot water while showering at Freedom Compound in Baghdad in November 2007. Dawson received third degree burns over 65 percent of his body and burns to his lungs. Fluor Intercontinental provided O&M (Operations and Maintenance) and Life Support services at the compound under a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In July 2012, a jury found that Fluor was negligent and awarded Dawson $18.78 million in damages.