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A second setback for KBR: Motion to Dismiss Burn Pit cases rejected
By Amanda Halter / Doyle Raizner LLP Military personnel injured by the poisonous fumes emanating from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan had a victory yesterday when United States District Judge Roger Titus rejected KBR’s Motion to Dismiss their lawsuits. As they have repeatedly in other lawsuits, sometimes successfully and sometimes not, KBR argued that […]
Huffington Post – Hexavalent chromium issues: Army Secretary says KBR contract still classified
Original Huffington Post Article A Pentagon deal to grant one of America’s largest military contractors immunity from harming soldiers and civilians in Iraq was a unique arrangement, according to Army Secretary John McHugh. As previously reported in Huffington Post and the Oregonian, taxpayers may be on the hook to compensate more than 150 military veterans […]
Huffington Post – David Isenberg’s article – Veterans 1, KBR O
Original Article at Huffington Post Veterans 1, KBR O It is time once again to tune in to the latest epsiode, oops, I mean development, of the long running farce, oops, I mean legal case, involving KBR and Oregon National Guard soldiers. Yeterday there was significant pro-veteran ruling in the Oregon KBR Qarmat Ali litigation. […]
Oregon Guard suit against KBR goes forward on hexavalent chromium exposure
A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit by Oregon Army National Guard veterans against war contractor Kellogg Brown & Root can proceed.
Scienceblog.com – US Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon Requests Details of KBR Immunity from Defense Robert Gates
Occupational Health News Roundup Category: Confined Space @ TPH • Occupational Health & Safety Posted on: July 22, 2010 4:42 PM, by Liz Borkowski The Oregonian’s Julie Sullivan has been following the story of the National Guard troops who were exposed to the carcinogen hexavalent chromium at the Qarmat Ali water plant in Iraq – […]
Oregonlive.com – VA creates new registry for soldiers exposed to hexavalent chromium in Iraq
Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:23 PM Updated: Friday, July 23, 2010, 7:52 AM Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a Qarmat Ali registry to aggressively track and treat veterans exposed to a cancer-causing chemical in Iraq in 2003. The national surveillance program will register hundreds of National Guard […]
Pleasant Hills man refiles against KBR over toxic chemical
By Brian Bowling PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, July 21, 2010 The day after the 9/11 terrorist attack, Glen Bootay of Pleasant Hills enlisted in the Army. He was fit enough to complete boot camp, advanced combat training and airborne school before he helped coalition troops take control of the Baghdad Airport. On Tuesday, he needed a […]
Oregon Public Broadcast Radio Interview Oregon National Guard and Mike Doyle
[audio:https://kbrlitigation.com/audio/OPB_ThinkOutLoud_0715.mp3|autostart=yes] Larry Roberta is one of 21 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who have filed a lawsuit against the military contractor Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR). The lawsuit concerns the soldiers' exposure in Iraq to hexavalent chromium, a chemical referred to by some as "Iraq's Agent Orange". The veterans claim it has caused them numerous […]
