▁and ▁business ▁intelligence , ▁but ▁had ▁no ▁background ▁or ▁track ▁record ▁in ▁offering ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁took ▁its ▁services ▁to ▁Ira q ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁minor ▁contract or ▁supporting ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁su ed ▁under ▁the ▁False ▁Cla ims ▁Act . ▁As ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁law suit ▁concerning ▁contract ors ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁company ▁received ▁significant ▁attention ▁throughout ▁the ▁media . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁j ury ▁ruled ▁against ▁C uster ▁Batt les , ▁but ▁the ▁ver dict ▁was ▁set ▁aside ▁by ▁a ▁District ▁Court ▁judge . ▁ ▁That ▁decision ▁was ▁appe aled , ▁and , ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit ▁revers ed ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁judge ▁and ▁granted ▁a ▁new ▁trial . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁documents ▁leak , ▁a ▁C uster ▁Batt les ▁con voy ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁shooting ▁sp ree ▁in ▁U mm ▁Q as r ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁shooting ▁out ▁the ▁t ire ▁of ▁a ▁civil ian ▁car ▁that ▁came ▁close , ▁and ▁firing ▁five ▁sh ots ▁into ▁a ▁crow ded ▁civil ian ▁min ibus . ▁The ▁shooting ▁stopped ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁police , ▁port ▁security ▁and ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁unit ▁finally ▁caught ▁up