Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. v. United States of America

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-01200

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Richard G. Andrews

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  1. May 01, 2015

    KBR Can't Challenge Pentagon Audit, Judge Finds

    A Delaware federal judge pulled the rug out Thursday from Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc.'s suit alleging the Pentagon conducted a faulty audit that triggered a lawsuit against the defense contractor, finding the audit was within the government's discretionary authority and thus immune from civil liability.

  2. April 13, 2015

    KBR Says $12.5M Suit Over Audit Is In Correct Venue

    Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. pushed back Monday against the U.S. government's bid to squash a Delaware federal court lawsuit seeking to recoup $12.5 million spent successfully defending disputes over its use of private security forces in Iraq, arguing it brought the right claims to the correct forum.

  3. February 19, 2015

    US Fights Back In KBR's $12.5M Attys' Fees Suit

    The government fired back on Wednesday at Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. in the defense contractor's suit to recoup $12.5 million in attorneys' fees incurred during a failed False Claims Act suit against the company, again urging a Delaware federal court to grant its motion to dismiss.

  4. February 09, 2015

    KBR Slams Government Bid To Shake $12.5M In Atty Fees

    Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. has doubled down in its bid to recoup $12.5 million in legal fees from the U.S. Department of Justice over the latter's unsuccessful false billing suit against the company, telling a Delaware federal judge that its claims were in fact timely.

  5. December 18, 2014

    DOJ Says KBR Bid For $12.5M In Attys' Fees Comes Too Late

    Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. cannot collect $12.5 million in attorneys' fees incurred defending a dispute over the company's use of private security contractors in Iraq because the claims are time-barred, the U.S. Department of Justice told a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday.

  6. September 17, 2014

    KBR Accuses DCAA Of 'Malpractice' In $12.5M Lawsuit

    Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. sued the U.S. government in Delaware federal court on Tuesday, seeking to recover $12.5 million in legal fees from litigation that arose out of an allegedly defective Defense Contract Audit Agency report on its use of private security contractors during the Iraq War.