Arab American Civil Rights League sues Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Marco Rubio

The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The suit names Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.

The plaintiffs, including several families from Metro Detroit, allege that the defendants facilitated Israeli military operations in Lebanon that resulted in the destruction of property owned by U.S. citizens. The complaint asserts that the companies provided weapons, aircraft, software, parts, and heavy equipment to Israel despite having reason to know these products could be used in a manner involving “unreasonable risk of harm to the persons and property of the plaintiffs.”

The lawsuit also cites the Leahy laws, which restrict U.S. security assistance to foreign military units accused of human rights violations. The ACRL is seeking injunctive relief, including a “temporary injunction halting the transfer of further instrumentalities” to Israel.