Topic: Anne Tyrrell

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court has refused to move suits by the families of four Blackwater contractors killed in Iraq to court, shielding the company from exposure.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has issued tighter rules for security contractors in Iraq aimed at reducing or preventing needless civilian deaths.

WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Government officials were misled by Blackwater in order to obtain lucrative contracts, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The release of riot-control gas in 2005 from a helicopter and vehicle in Baghdad by the private U.S. security firm Blackwater was a mistake, the company said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A sweeping lawsuit by families of victims shot in Baghdad by U.S.-contracted Blackwater guards claims the company condones the use of steroids.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Private security firm Blackwater Worldwide says it has no ethical concerns about recruiting a board member related to a U.S. State Department watchdog.