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(JTA)-Alan Gross’ wife sued the U.S. government and the company that contracted his work in Cuba, alleging that their training was inadequate and a factor in his imprisonment.
 
A media release issued by Scott Gilbert, the family’s lawyer, said that the lawsuit he filed Friday on behalf of Judith Gross in a federal court in Washington D.C. seeks to “hold Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) and the United States Government accountable for their role in Mr. Gross’ detention and imprisonment, including their abject failure to advise, train and protect him.”
 
A spokeswoman said the family was seeking $60 million from the government and DAI. A separate lawsuit, filed the same day, seeks $10 million for benefits the family says Gross’ insurer, Federal Insurance Company, has denied. (MORE…)

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