April 12, 2019
KBR Inc. on Friday sought that an Illinois federal judge recuse herself from a case in which the defense contractor is accused of mismanagement and accepting kickbacks, noting her prior work as an assistant U.S. attorney.
March 26, 2019
The federal government fired back at a push for sanctions in a False Claims Act suit alleging mismanagement and kickbacks by a defense contractor, calling the effort "frivolous."
March 12, 2019
KBR Inc. has urged an Illinois federal judge to sanction the government for "flagrant discovery abuse" in a False Claims Act suit alleging mismanagement and kickbacks by the company while working on a massive logistical support contract in Iraq.
April 21, 2015
The U.S. government on Monday asked an Illinois federal judge to revise her order dismissing a KBR Inc. subcontractor from a False Claims Act suit alleging mismanagement and kickbacks, saying the dismissal should have been without prejudice.
March 30, 2015
An Illinois federal judge on Monday pushed a whistleblower into arbitration and out of a False Claims Act suit alleging mismanagement and kickbacks by KBR Inc. and two subcontractors in Iraq, saying the former employee was subject to arbitration contract provisions.
September 03, 2014
A Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. subcontractor said Tuesday that the U.S. government's False Claims Act accusations against it are untimely and that the court lacks jurisdiction, in a lawsuit accusing KBR and associated companies of filing false claims and receiving kickbacks in Iraq.
August 20, 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday blasted First Kuwaiti Trading Co.'s attempts to evade a False Claims Act suit accusing it and KBR Inc. of filing fraudulent claims while working on a massive logistical support contract in Iraq, saying an Illinois federal court has jurisdiction over the subcontractor's portion of the suit.
June 13, 2014
A whistleblower accusing KBR Inc. of filing false claims while working on a massive logistical support contract in Iraq hit back against the company's bid to force arbitration of retaliation claims on Friday, telling an Illinois federal court that enforcement of an arbitration provision would be "unconscionable."
May 28, 2014
KBR Inc. on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force arbitration in an employee whistleblower suit accusing the company and two subcontractors of filing false claims and receiving kickbacks while working on a massive logistical support contract in Iraq.
January 23, 2014
The federal government has accused KBR Inc. and two of its Kuwaiti subcontractors of filing false claims and receiving kickbacks stemming from their work on KBR's massive logistical support contract in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.