&lt;div class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.22.2/19249?ns=guardian&amp;pageName=The+Hurt+Locker+v+Jeffrey+Sarver%3A+bomb+sergeant%27s+lawsuit+blasted+out+of%3AArticle%3A1647868&amp;ch=Film&amp;c3=GU.co.uk&amp;c4=Film%2CKathryn+Bigelow%2CAction+and+adventure+%28Film+genre%29%2CThriller+%28Film+genre%29%2CCulture%2CUS+military+%28News%29%2CUS+news&amp;c5=Film+Awards%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CFilm+Reviews&amp;c6=Henry+Barnes&amp;c7=11-Oct-14&amp;c8=1647868&amp;c9=Article&amp;c10=News&amp;c11=Film&amp;c13=&amp;c25=&amp;c30=content&amp;h2=GU%2FFilm%2FKathryn+Bigelow&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;standfirst&quot;&gt;US war veteran loses case against makers of best picture Oscar-winner, but insists film is based on him&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;US army sergeant Jeffrey Sarver, the bomb disposal expert who claimed he was the uncredited inspiration for the lead character in Oscar-winning Iraq war drama &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/03/bomb-expert-blasts-hurt-locker&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Hurt Locker&lt;/a&gt;, has had his lawsuit against the film-makers &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/judge-dismisses-hurt-locker-lawsuit&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;dismissed by a LA federal judge&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sarver filed a suit in March, days before Kathryn Bigelow&#039;s film went on to win several Oscars at the 2010 Academy awards. He argued that screenwriter Mark Boal, who had spent time embedded with Sarver&#039;s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit in Iraq, had written Jeremy Renner&#039;s protagonist around Sarver&#039;s own life, which had led to ridicule from his fellow servicemen. Among the details Sarver claimed were appropriated by Boal was the nickname for Renner&#039;s character, Blaster One, which was Sarver&#039;s call sign in Iraq. &quot;Hollywood has made billions exploiting veterans,&quot; said Sarver at the time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this case, judge Jacqueline Nguyen disagreed. &quot;The value of The Hurt Locker unquestionably derived from the creativity and skill of the writers, directors and producers who conceived, wrote, directed, edited and produced it,&quot; she said in a 22-page statement explaining her ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Hurt Locker was inspired by many soldiers I met and interviewed during my time reporting in Iraq and elsewhere,&quot; said Boal, who won an Oscar for his original screenplay. &quot;It was a disservice to all of those other soldiers for Sgt Sarver to claim that he was the only soldier who was the basis for the hero of the film.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;We are not going to stop representing the rights of Sgt Sarver and other military members, and the privacy of their families,&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/judge-tosses-iraq-vets-lawsuit-over-hurt-locker-171319018.html&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sarver&#039;s lawyer, Todd Weglarz, told AP&lt;/a&gt;. He intends to appeal the ruling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;related&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/kathryn-bigelow&quot;&gt;Kathryn Bigelow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/actionandadventure&quot;&gt;Action and adventure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/thriller&quot;&gt;Thriller&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-military&quot;&gt;US military&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;author&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/henrybarnes&quot;&gt;Henry Barnes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;terms&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk&quot;&gt;guardian.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; &amp;copy; 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our &lt;a href=&quot;http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html&quot;&gt;Terms &amp; Conditions&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds&quot;&gt;More Feeds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;clear:both&quot; /&gt;