The family of Army medic Rudy Acosta, a Santa Clarita native, has federal wrongful death lawsuit against a Canadian contractor. The suit alleges Tundra Strategies hired the Afghan security guard that ended up murdering Acosta, even though the man had a history of threatening U.S. troops.

Plaintiffs’ attorney Michael Doyle told the Associated Press:

“All we know at this point is (Tundra) didn’t do what it was hired ...