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Visit Oregon Live for Full Stories By Mike Francis, The Oregonian Lawyers for Oregon National Guard soldiers suing defense contractor KBR Inc. said this week the Houston-based company deliberately concealed a document proving it knew before the invasion of Iraq of the presence of a deadly carcinogen at a water treatment plant in the southern [...]
By Mike Francis, The Oregonian The Oregonian KBR asks federal judge to dismiss case brought by Oregon soldiers 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 compound [...]
New defense bill requires military to tell Congress when granting immunity to contractors By Mike Francis, The Oregonian The Oregonian KBR Inc. enjoyed government-guaranteed immunity from claims that might be brought by anyone claiming the contractor’s actions in Iraq caused injury or death, according to a newly declassified 2003 military contract. But under the terms [...]
In a terse one-sentence opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed KBR’s appeal of a ruling by Oregon federal judge Paul Papak in the toxic exposure suit by dozens of Indiana National Guardsmen. With a mid-lawsuit Ninth Circuit Appeal that could have delayed the case significantly now out of the way, the soldiers are [...]
By Amanda Halter In a terse one-line opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed KBR’s appeal of Oregon federal judge Paul Papak’s ruling rejecting KBR’s position that the private military contractor is immune from suit. The decision represents a monumental step forward for the several dozen Oregon National Guardsmen who filed suit against [...]
Burn Pits Documents (MDL 98) Order on Motion to Dismiss (00134597)
Burn Pits Documents (MDL 98) MDL Complaint 3-9-10 (00064877)
KBR Qarmat Ali – Oregon Order on Personal Jurisdiction 00091630
KBR Qarmat Ali – Order in TX Federal Court 00080933
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss on Immunity Grounds (00132958)
