United States of America,ex rel Bud Conyers v Halliburton Company et al

  1. September 03, 2024

    KBR Relator Says 5th Circ. Loss Doesn't Affect Fee Motion

    The estate of a whistleblower rebuffed KBR Inc.'s efforts to use a Fifth Circuit decision invalidating his share of a fraud settlement to avoid covering $826,000 in legal costs, arguing the settlement preserved his rights to a fee award.

  2. April 18, 2023

    DOJ & KBR Want $826K Ask For Whistleblower Fees Tossed

    Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice have told a Texas federal court that a request for $826,000 in attorney fees and expenses should be axed because counsel for the whistleblower who initiated False Claims Act accusations connected to the Iraq War didn't do any legal work in the case.

  3. June 14, 2022

    KBR Reaches $13.7M Deal To Resolve Iraq War FCA Claims

    Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. and three related companies reached a $13.67 million settlement with the U.S. government to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations connected to federal contracts executed during the early stages of the Iraq War, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

  4. January 27, 2022

    Texas Judge Delays Trial In KBR Kickback Scheme

    A Texas federal judge agreed Thursday to delay a trial originally set for mid-February in a lawsuit that accuses KBR Inc. of violating the False Claims Act when a former employee engaged in a kickback scheme with a subcontractor, warning the parties this will be the only continuance allowed.

  5. June 04, 2021

    Adjusted Ruling Sends Kickback Claims Against KBR To Trial

    A Texas federal judge changed his mind about his March ruling that KBR violated the False Claims Act when a former employee engaged in a kickback scheme with a subcontractor, saying his decision was premature and part of the case should go to trial.

  6. April 12, 2021

    KBR Asks Texas Judge To Rethink Kickback Scheme Finding

    KBR has asked a federal judge in Texas to reconsider or clarify his order from last month holding that it violated the False Claims Act when an employee engaged in a kickback scheme with a subcontractor, saying the judge overlooked key evidence. 

  7. March 25, 2021

    Judge Finds KBR Violated FCA Through Kickback Scheme

    A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday that KBR violated the False Claims Act when an employee engaged in a kickback scheme with a subcontractor, finding the scheme inflated claims for payment under a U.S. Army contract for Iraq War logistics support.