KBR (and Halliburton) Seeks to Blame Army, Insurgents for Iraq Deaths

[sabra]

Source: Bloomberg

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- KBR Inc. and its former parent, Halliburton Co., filed a request in court to tell a jury that the U.S. Army and Iraqi terrorists are responsible for deaths and injuries to company truck drivers in Iraq in 2004.

Families of the dead and injured drivers claim in a federal lawsuit that KBR and Halliburton officials sent unarmed civilians into active-combat zones in April 2004 knowing they would be attacked and possibly killed. The contractors and their families say Houston-based KBR misrepresented the risk and should be held accountable.

The military isn’t a party to the lawsuit, and the action by Halliburton and KBR won’t force the army to defend its conduct in court. The companies are using a Texas law that lets juries consider whether others bear responsibility for some of a victim’s injuries, even if those third parties aren’t named in the lawsuit.

“To the extent that any person or entity bears any legal liability as asserted by the plaintiffs, the United States caused or contributed to the injuries for which plaintiffs seek recovery and is a responsible third party,” company lawyer Robert Meadows said in papers filed in U.S. District Court in Houston after business hours yesterday.

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The companies’ court filing “selectively quotes” from the army’s report, omitting findings Halliburton and KBR “knew for two days that armed insurgents were present in or around the exact locations where the convoys were attacked,” Allen said.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aN.980uDrJ6I

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. KBR (and Halliburton) blame their mothers for their crime

“To the extent that any person or entity bears any legal liability as asserted by the plaintiffs, Our mothers caused or contributed to the injuries for which plaintiffs seek recovery and is a responsible third party,”

[Soylent Brice]

2. fucking lawyers

“To the extent that any person or entity bears any legal liability as asserted by the plaintiffs, the United States caused or contributed to the injuries for which plaintiffs seek recovery and is a responsible third party,” company lawyer Robert Meadows said

in other words, we have enough money, and enough lawyers to make sure we don't fork a fucking dime over for compensation and loss of life.


karma is going to suuuuucccck for them.

[kpete]

3. KBR Seeks to Blame Army, Insurgents for Iraq Deaths

Source: Bloomberg

KBR Seeks to Blame Army, Insurgents for Iraq Deaths (Update1)

By Laurel Brubaker Calkins and Margaret Cronin Fisk

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- KBR Inc. and its former parent, Halliburton Co., filed a request in court to tell a jury that the U.S. Army and Iraqi terrorists are responsible for deaths and injuries to company truck drivers in Iraq in 2004.

Families of the dead and injured drivers claim in a federal lawsuit that KBR and Halliburton officials sent unarmed civilians into active-combat zones in April 2004 knowing they would be attacked and possibly killed. The contractors and their families say Houston-based KBR misrepresented the risk and should be held accountable.

The military isn’t a party to the lawsuit, and the action by Halliburton and KBR won’t force the army to defend its conduct in court. The companies are using a Texas law that lets juries consider whether others bear responsibility for some of a victim’s injuries, even if those third parties aren’t named in the lawsuit.

“To the extent that any person or entity bears any legal liability as asserted by the plaintiffs, the United States caused or contributed to the injuries for which plaintiffs seek recovery and is a responsible third party,” company lawyer Robert Meadows said in papers filed in U.S. District Court in Houston after business hours yesterday.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aN.980uDrJ6I

[Wizard777]

4. What idiot has a War catered? Better yet, what idiot accepts that catering contract?

It used to be that battlefield services were provided exclusively by the military. Now we have rich snobs wanting to cater their war like like it was a wedding. Maybe it was? The joining of the Military and Corporate America is a marriage made in hell.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. your post brings up a question...

I have long had- What is the purpose or reposting what the OP posted?

[Solly Mack]

6. K&R

unfuckingreal