hurt locker v jeffrey sarver bomb sergeants lawsuit blasted court us veteran loses case makers best picture oscar winner insists film based himus army sergeant jeffrey sarver bomb disposal expert claimed uncredited inspiration lead character oscar winning iraq drama the hurt locker lawsuit film makers dismissed federal filed suit march days kathryn bigelows film went win oscars 2010 academy awards argued screenwriter mark boal spent time embedded sarvers explosive ordnance disposal unit iraq written jeremy renners protagonist sarvers life led ridicule fellow servicemen details sarver claimed appropriated boal nickname renners character blaster sarvers sign iraq hollywood billions exploiting veterans said sarver case judge jacqueline nguyen disagreed value hurt locker unquestionably derived creativity skill writers directors producers conceived wrote directed edited produced said 22 page statement explaining hurt locker inspired soldiers i met interviewed time reporting iraq said boal won oscar original screenplay disservice soldiers sgt sarver claim soldier basis hero going stop representing rights sgt sarver military members privacy families sarvers lawyer todd weglarz told ap intends appeal rulingkathryn military>us class=author>