Yesterday, The Daily Express published an article on the suit against KBR by British servicemen, including RAF Sgt. Andy Tosh and his fellow gunners from 26 Squadron. These soldiers were exposed to hexavalent chromium at KBR’s Qarmat Ali facility in Southern Iraq. You can read the article at this link: Daily Express article
Federal Judge Paul Papak in the United States District Court for Oregon today entered an order rejecting KBR and Halliburton’s demands for immunity for their conduct exposing Oregon National Guard soldiers to dangerous toxins at their Qarmat Ali project in southern Iraq in 2003.
Doyle Dennis Avery LLP extends a salute and thank you to veterans.
Documents now uncovered in the lawsuit by several soldiers against Kellog, Brown and Root (KBR) show that KBR managers were aware of alarming blood and urine test results of site personnel subject to “significant exposure” to sodium dichromate.
On May 25, 2011, United States Representatives from Oregon spearheaded an amendment to the House Defense Authorization bill in an effort to creat greater transparency in government contracting.