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Judge deals blow to families suing Blackwater
The survivors of four Blackwater Worldwide contractors killed in a grisly ambush in Iraq five years ago have suffered yet another setback in their legal battle with the company. A federal administrative law judge ruled last week the children of one of the slain contractors should receive compensation through a government insurance program known as the Defense Base Act. It prohibits those eligible for benefits from filing lawsuits against companies covered by the insurance.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Family of slain contractor sues Halliburton, KBR
A lawsuit against two military contractors claims the companies' mistakes led U.S. soldiers to believe an American truck driver working for the contractors might be an insurgent steering a bomb-laden truck onto a U.S. military base.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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Award to Halliburton Worker Upheld
A federal judge has refused to overturn an arbitrator's award in favor of a former Halliburton worker who claimed he was fired from a job in Iraq because of a sexual harassment complaint that the company never investigated.
Monday, December 1, 2008
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Afghan Subcontractor Accuses DynCorp of Fraud
An Afghan construction company and eight of its employees filed a federal lawsuit against Falls Church-based DynCorp International, alleging that the large government contractor engaged in fraud, threatened workers and took $2.5 million worth of equipment and materials that belonged to it.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Garda's Iraq business involved in legal skirmish
At Garda World Security Corp., the high-margin, high-risk business of providing personal protection in Iraq is showing signs of strain. Garda founder and chief executive officer Stephan Cretier has built his company into a global security powerhouse over the past few years and the Kroll acquisition in particular transformed Garda into a major private security player in the hot spot that is the Middle East.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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Former employees claim ArmorGroup lied to US
Two former employees have filed a lawsuit against ArmorGroup, charging the security firm with lying to the US state department in order to win a $187m contract to protect the American embassy in Kabul.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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No-Show Contractor Hit With $4.9M Default Judgment
When Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona died in a traffic accident on an Iraqi highway in 2003, few would have foreseen that his death would prompt a federal judge in Atlanta to levy a $4.9 million judgment against a U.S. military contractor in Kuwait. Defendant Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport Co., which transports supplies into Iraq, is one of the U.S. military's largest contractors in the Middle East. The company has $100 million a year in Army contracts and also handles subcontracts.
Friday, December 21, 2007
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KBR in Vanity Fair
The November 2007 issue of Vanity Fair contains an article covering the multi-billion LOGCAP-III contract in Iraq. More specifically, it covers qui tam lawsuits launched by former KBR contractor employees, alleging fraud and/or misconduct on the part of that Halliburton subsidiary.
Monday, November 19, 2007
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Blackwater 'trade secrets' lawsuit settled out of court
A long-running lawsuit in which Blackwater USA accused a former employee of stealing trade secrets has ended with a whimper. The case, which featured a late-night police raid and allegations of false imprisonment, has been settled out of court. The terms are confidential. Each side must pay its own attorney fees and costs.
Friday, August 31, 2007
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Triple Canopy Cleared in Two Firings
Triple Canopy did not wrongly fire two employees who reported seeing their supervisor randomly shoot into two Iraqi civilian vehicles in Baghdad last year, a Fairfax County jury ruled yesterday. But the jury also issued a harshly worded note criticizing the company's actions.
Friday, August 3, 2007
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Ex-KBR workers' suit against firms alleges abuse
Four women who worked for Houston-based Halliburton Co.'s former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root have filed federal lawsuits against the companies, claiming they endured sexual harassment and, in two cases, rape while working in Iraq.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
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