November 23, 2015
KBR did not operate the burn pit at a U.S. military base in Iraq that allegedly exposed hundreds of soldiers and personnel to toxic fumes, the Houston-based defense contractor has told a Maryland judge in an attempt to toss part of ongoing multidistrict litigation.
July 16, 2012
Government contractors KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. told a Maryland federal judge Monday that he should toss multidistrict litigation alleging KBR exposed U.S. military personnel to toxic fumes from open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, because military decisions fall outside the court's jurisdiction.
January 12, 2012
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday refused to remand to state court seven actions included in multidistrict litigation claiming government contractor KBR Inc. exposed U.S. military personnel to toxic fumes from open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
December 13, 2010
A federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over allegedly toxic burn pits operated by KBR Inc., Halliburton Co. and other military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan has stayed the proceedings pending the resolution of similar suits presently on appeal.
September 09, 2010
A federal judge has ordered initial discovery and asked the government for advice on how to proceed in consolidated litigation brought by soldiers against KBR Inc. and other contractors over alleged health hazards from flaming pits of waste at U.S. military installations in Iraq and Afghanistan.