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Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian A federal judge who ruled an Oregon lawsuit against the largest war contractor in Iraq should proceed in Portland, agreed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit should review his decision. U.S. District Magistrate Paul Papak stood by his earlier rulings, but cleared the way for an unusual […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Texas-based military contractor is appealing a judge’s decision to try a lawsuit filed by Oregon veterans who claim they were exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq. Attorneys for Kellogg, Brown and Root claim that suing a military contractor raises “unprecedented” legal questions that first should be decided by a higher […]
Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian A lawsuit by Oregon veterans against the civilian contractors they protected in Iraq will move forward — even as it moves closer to an appeal. On Wednesday, U.S. District Magistrate Paul Papak told attorneys to prepare for trial, even as he considers whether the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals should review […]
Original Article on Charleston Gazette October 5, 2010 by Andrew Clevenger / Charleston Gazette As a follow up to my last post about the deal between KBR and the Pentagon regarding the contractor’s liability stemming from Project RIO, or Restore Iraqi Oil, in which American and British soldiers and civilians were exposed to the toxic […]
Original Article on Oregon Live Oregon Democrats on Wednesday moved to stop the Pentagon from cutting secret deals with war contractors and to keep taxpayers from bailing out negligent contractors. U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, introduced a bill in both houses to boost Congressional oversight of […]
A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit by Oregon Army National Guard veterans against war contractor Kellogg Brown & Root can proceed.
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
By Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian Originally Published Oregonlive.com on May 19, 2010, 9:17PM Oregon Army National Guard veterans suing the largest war contractor in Iraq today in federal court in Portland acknowledge they’re waging an improbable fight. In February, the war contractor squashed a similar lawsuit by Indiana Guard who also claimed they were knowingly […]
