83 lawsuits have been filed by those wounded and the families of those killed at Fort Hood . A congressional report labeled him `` a smoking gun , '' and ripped into the government for not sounding an alarm . ` They name the Army , the FBI and the Justice and Defense departments . The Army has six months to act on the claim before it goes to court , an attorney says . A court - martial for the defendant , Capt . Nidal Hasan , is scheduled for March .
83 lawsuits have been filed by those wounded and the families of those killed at Fort Hood . They name the Army , the FBI and the Justice and Defense departments . The Army has six months to act on the claim before it goes to court , an attorney says . A court - martial for the defendant , Capt . Nidal Hasan , is scheduled for March .