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So...just what kind a person does it take to be a KBR attorney?
On February 23, 2010 the law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge sent a letter to the Army on behalf of their client KBR. The letter was entitled:
Re: Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Use of LGEN (Ret.) Ricardo S. Sanchez as Expert Witness
Apparently the Army’s recent decision to not allow LGEN (Ret.) Ricardo S. Sanchez to supply expert testimony on KBR’s behalf didn’t sit well.
I first blogged about LGEN Sanchez testimony in March but didn’t have the letter at that time. I have it now and am disturbed at the sheer level of arrogance of KBR’s attorneys.
I am not going reprint the entire three page letter in this post. If you want to read it in it’s entirety click HERE. I am going to highlight what I consider to be the most disturbing and desperate statements in the letter followed by my Ms Sparky (snarky) interpretation.
This request is based both on KBR’s exceptional need for Lieutenant General Sanchez’s testimony and the unique circumstances in which KBR now finds itself in these lawsuits – where an organic change in the litigation posture of these cases has occurred since our original request making Lieutenant General Sanchez’s live trial testimony absolutely essential to KBR.
This sounds like desperation!
At the time of our December request, KBR had some reasonable expectation that all or a substantial part of the litigation would be dismissed as a result of four then-pending dispositive motions. But KBR now faces the near certainty of a protracted, difficult trial of the three cases -with potential damages exposure exceeding $700 million
Hmmm….that sounds like panic!
This exposure could lead to financial liability of the government under the LOGCAP III Contract and controlling regulations.
That sounds like coercion! My translation is “If KBR loses this case, KBR will invoice the awarded amount to the DoD as a billable expense.” Anyone in Congress listening here!!
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Having spent many hours in the court room with corporate attorneys I know for a fact there are no limits to the depths they will sink for their clients. It’s all about the money. If it’s something a partner doesn’t want to do personally for whatever reason, the task will be assigned to a junior associate. Regardless of who does it, it gets done. Ethically or morally questionable? It doesn’t matter. It’s all about billable hours and keeping the high paying clients happy. I don’t know how they sleep at night but I would suspect they sleep just fine. That in itself is disturbing.
Can I assume then there will be no warm greetings or tin of cookies come Christmas time?
I think that’s safe to assume!
Wow…Interesting, When I clicked on the link to read the document, I expected it to be made from cut and pasted words from news papers and magazines like most ransom demands are made.
The fact that David Kasanow from this law firm had Huevos enough to sign that abomination is beyond reprehensible. Or is Mr. Kasanow the poor guy that drew the short straw and the rest of the firm made him do it.
Either way, I sure hope someone in our Congress is looking at this. If our congress does nothing and lets KBR hold this country hostage like this, then they are no better than criminals themselves and they all deserve to be impeached and to serve jail time. Or better yet, they can go drive convoy trucks in Afghanistan and Iraq for punishment (without pay).
Remember people, it is still WE THE PEOPLE!! and election time is right around the corner, let’s not perpetuate this kind of behavior.
The people who risk their lives to help our troops are heroes just like the troops themselves. If I ever got a chance to meet these attorneys, the only thing they would get from me is a spinning back kick to the groin and a face full of pepper spray…That’s all they deserve, besides jail time or a hospital stay.
Thank You Ms. Sparky for doing what nobody else has the courage to do.
Thanks….. I may be changing that donate button to a donate to “Ms Spark’s legal fund” button! It’s worth it!
You could put together a naughty and nice list of those up for re-election, similar to David Lettermans top ten.