What is the name of the organisation responsible for hiring an attorney to represent the relatives of an individual who was shot dead by FBI agent Aaron McFarlane in May 2013?
Barry Cohen (attorney) Barry Cohen (born c. 1938) is a criminal, personal injury, civil and qui tam attorney in Florida's Tampa Bay Area. Cohen was hired by the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) to represent the family of Ibragim Todashev, an unarmed Chechen shot to death while being questioned by the FBI in relation to the Boston Marathon bombing. He has been characterized as a fighter for his aggressive legal tactics.
Abtan v. Blackwater Atban v. Blackwater is a lawsuit brought by the victims and families affected by the September 16, 2007 Blackwater Baghdad shootings against Blackwater Worldwide, a private military contractor since renamed "Academi". The case was consolidated with "Estate of Albazzaz, et al. v. Blackwater Lodge and Training Center, Inc. et al.", and the consolidated case was ultimately settled confidentially out of court.