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Bixby et al v. KBR, Inc. et al
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September 03, 2015
KBR Denied Appellate Costs After $81M Verdict Reversed
KBR Inc. lost out on a bid to recoup more than $800,000 in court costs from a group of former U.S. National Guard members allegedly exposed to toxic chemical agents at a facility in Iraq after an Oregon federal judge ruled Thursday that the appellate decision tossing the veterans' $81 million award did not mandate costs.
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May 01, 2013
Award Trimmed To $81M In Guardsmen's Toxin Exposure Suit
An Oregon federal judge on Friday rejected KBR Inc.'s bid for a new trial over the exposure of 12 U.S. National Guard members to toxic chemical agents at a facility in Iraq, but reduced the total damage award to $81 million based on statutory limits.
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November 05, 2012
National Guardsmen Win $85M In KBR Toxin Suit
Contracting firm KBR Inc. must pay $85 million to 12 National Guard members who allegedly suffered emotional distress after the company exposed them to toxic chemical agents at one of its sites in Iraq, an Oregon federal jury decided Friday.
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September 20, 2012
National Guardsmen To Soldier On With KBR Toxin Suit
Contracting firm KBR Inc. must face allegations that Oregon National Guard members exposed to toxic chemical agents at one of its Iraqi sites suffered emotional distress, a federal judge held Wednesday in a class action against the Halliburton Co. subsidiary.
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May 25, 2012
Sen. Seeks Keen Eye On KBR's Use Of Indemnity In Iraq Suits
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked the U.S. Department of Defense to step up its oversight of defense contractor KBR Inc., which Wyden said is wasting taxpayer money in an effort to drag out lawsuits over soldiers' alleged exposure to toxic chemicals in Iraq.
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April 04, 2012
Internal Report Shows KBR Knew Of Toxin Risk, Soldiers Say
Oregon National Guard soldiers asked a federal judge on Wednesday to sanction military contractor KBR Inc. after discovering a previously undisclosed internal report revealing the extent of the company's knowledge of sodium dichromate contamination at an Iraqi water plant.
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October 21, 2010
KBR Seeks 9th Circ. Review Of Iraq Poisoning Ruling
A federal judge is weighing whether to certify an interlocutory appeal of his August ruling denying military contractor KBR Inc.'s motion to dismiss in a suit by more than two dozen Oregon National Guard soldiers who claim they suffered hexavalent chromium poisoning while providing security for the company during its restoration of a water plant in Iraq.
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August 31, 2010
Ore. National Guard Poisoning Suit V. KBR To Proceed
A magistrate judge has denied military contractor KBR Inc.’s motion to dismiss in a lawsuit lodged by more than two dozen Oregon National Guard soldiers who claimed they suffered hexavalent chromium poisoning while providing security for the company during its restoration of a water plant in Iraq.