(KBR)Appeal in Pa. soldier's electrocution is rejected

[maddezmom]

Source: ap

Appeal in Pa. soldier's electrocution is rejected
(AP) – 10 hours ago

PITTSBURGH — An appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier electrocuted in an Army barracks shower in Iraq.

Houston-based military contractor KBR Inc. appealed last year after a federal judge refused its request to dismiss the lawsuit. KBR had argued the judge had no jurisdiction over military matters.

KBR claims it wasn't responsible for Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth's death in January 2008, when it was tasked with maintaining the barracks. Army investigators have determined a water pump shorted out and electrified water flowing into the soldier's shower.


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[sabra]

1. kick

:kick:

[MadMaddie]

2. People should go to jail for these deaths.

[jtrockville]

3. Yet we continue to award KBR contracts for electrical work. (nt)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. Fuck KBR and their siphoning of dollars into pockets instead of facilities and operations.

Make them pay dearly for their greed.