KBR

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Published: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:20 PM     Updated: Thursday, February 09, 2012, 2:33 PM By Mike Francis, The Oregonian An unspecified number of the 34 Oregon National Guard soldiers suing contractor KBR Inc. over their exposure to sodium dichromate in Iraq will have their cases [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR wants to appeal Judge Papak’s decision on the Oregon National Guard case...Read Full Story

“KBR, Inc. (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) NYSE: KBR is an American engineering, construction and private military contracting company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton, headquartered in Houston.  The company also has large offices in Arlington, Birmingham and Leatherhead, UK.  After Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries in 1998, Dresser’s engineering subsidiary, The M. W. Kellogg Co., was merged with Halliburton’s construction subsidiary, Brown & Root, to form Kellogg Brown & Root...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mike Francis – (The Oregonian) – January 27, 2012 – Lawyers for defense contractor KBR Inc. asked a federal judge in Portland Friday to dismiss the suit brought by a group of Oregon National Guard soldiers who said the KBR knowingly exposed them to a carcinogenic [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit Halliburton argues that Oregon federal judge lacks...Read Full Story

HOUSTON/ SAN FRANCISCO ( Reuters ) - A Texas jury rejected claims brought by a woman who said she was raped by fellow employees while working for KBR Inc in Iraq six years ago, according to a KBR spokeswoman. In a case that received attention across the United States , Jamie Leigh Jones alleged she was drugged and raped by KBR employees working as firefighters in Baghdad and accused the company of tolerating abusive behavior and sexual harassment. But a company spokeswoman said on Friday the...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – January 20, 2012 – Some things just seem to go together: day and night, bread and butter, Romeo and Juliet, Abbott and Costello, Crosby and Hope, Batman and Robin, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Cheech and Chong, Sonny and Cher, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: DynCorp, EEOC settle harassment, retaliation suit EEOC sues DynCorp for hostile work environment in Iraq...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Let me get this straight, Judge Papak is allowing KBR to bill the soldiers and surviving family members for legal fees that the taxpayer is obligated to pay because the Pentagon, in their infinite wisdom, gave KBR an indemnity clause in their contract that covers their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Judge dismisses Indiana soldiers’ Iraq suit KBR asks judge to throw out Oregon soldiers suit Judge...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Michael Riddle once served as a senior employment manager for Dyncorp International, Incorporated (“Dyncorp”). He alleges that Dyncorp contracted to create a database for the United States government, but took no meaningful steps toward fulfilling its obligations. He further alleges that when he protested Dyncorp’s inaction [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Franken amendment moves forward, the “dirty...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR, Oregon soldiers back in federal court over medical claims Friday By Mike Francis, The Oregonian Lawyers for military contractor KBR Inc. will ask a federal judge in Portland Friday to rule against a group of 34 Oregon Guard soldiers who say the contractor knowingly exposed [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: KBR wants to appeal Judge Papak’s decision on the Oregon National Guard case KBR’s appeal...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Blumenauer, Wyden, Schrader, Merkley Secure Provision in NDAA to Bring Transparency to War Contracting Process Thursday, 15 December 2011 17:57 Amendment A Legislative Response To Classified Immunity Deal For Contractor KBR That Exposed Oregon National Guardsmen To Toxic Chemicals In Iraq WASHINGTON – Today, Congress sent [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: U.S. Army protects KBR from willfull misconduct...Read Full Story

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Indemnification clauses are nothing new in defense contracting. Many defense contractors  now have or have had in the past, contracts with the Pentagon containing indemnity provisions. These provisions potentially immunize the contractors from legal accountability for harm caused during the implementation of their contracts. Indemnification clauses [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Lawmakers Secure...Read Full Story