Federal suit filed in Washington on behalf of slain and injured Iraqis . The House earlier this month overwhelmingly passed a bill that would bring private contractors overseas firmly under U.S. law , allowing American courts to prosecute crimes committed in a war zone . The lawsuit claims the U.S. government has failed to provide adequate care for those who served as interpreters or translators during the Iraq war. September shooting a `` senseless slaying '' and part of a `` pattern '' Blackwater has maintained that it acted `` acted lawfully and appropriately '' Iraqi officials say 17 were killed in Baghdad 's Nusoor Square on September 16 .
Federal suit filed in Washington on behalf of slain and injured Iraqis . The lawsuit claims the U.S. government has failed to provide adequate care for those who served as interpreters or translators during the Iraq war. September shooting a `` senseless slaying '' and part of a `` pattern '' Blackwater has maintained that it acted `` acted lawfully and appropriately '' Iraqi officials say 17 were killed in Baghdad 's Nusoor Square on September 16 .