Federal suit filed in Washington on behalf of slain and injured Iraqi . Susan Burke , attorney for the plaintiffs , told CNN that Deewan and the other parties approached her firm , Burke O'Neil LLC , which she said represented parties involved in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal . Suit : September shooting a `` senseless slaying '' and part of a `` pattern '' Ali al-Dabbagh has maintained that it acted `` acted lawfully and appropriately '' Iraqis officials say 17 were killed in Washington 's Nusoor Square on September 16 .
Federal suit filed in Washington on behalf of slain and injured Iraqi . Suit : September shooting a `` senseless slaying '' and part of a `` pattern '' Ali al-Dabbagh has maintained that it acted `` acted lawfully and appropriately '' Iraqis officials say 17 were killed in Washington 's Nusoor Square on September 16 .