September 09, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a long-running suit against government contractor Kellogg Brown & Root over a service member's death in barracks that KBR was responsible for maintaining, saying the contractor couldn't hide under the umbrella of governmental qualified immunity — at least not on a motion to dismiss.
April 28, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Wednesday to let KBR Inc. challenge her determination of which state's liability laws applied to a wrongful death suit over a soldier electrocuted at a Baghdad military base, calling the contractor's move "procedurally improper."
February 11, 2016
A contractor fighting a wrongful death suit from the family of a soldier electrocuted at a Baghdad military base urged a Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to allow a third appeal before the case goes to trial, saying the contractor is allowed to challenge a ruling on which state's liability laws apply in the dispute.
August 01, 2013
The Third Circuit on Thursday revived a wrongful death suit against military contractor KBR Inc. by the estate of a soldier who was fatally electrocuted while showering in a Baghdad military base KBR maintained, saying the lower court must determine which state's laws apply to the case.
July 16, 2012
A federal judge tossed a suit Friday against military contractor KBR Inc. over a soldier electrocuted in his shower at a U.S. Army base in Iraq, ruling it couldn't be held liable because Army officials ultimately decided to house soldiers in buildings with hazardous electrical systems.