RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Appellate judges heard arguments Tuesday in an appeal brought by a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture of three former detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, with judges questioning the accuracy of some legal filings by the contractor.

The three-judge panel in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments and questioned attorneys for Reston, Virginia-based CACI for nearly an hour Tuesday in the appeal challenging the outcome of last year's civil lawsuit. The judges did not immediately issue a ruling. It's not clear when an opinion could come.

The appeal centers on CACI challenging the lower court's jurisdiction.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae, argued the case was

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