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Wheels of justice turning slowly in deadly KBR convoy case

By Forseti | Filed in Donald Tolfree-KBR, Fisher vs KBR, Good Friday Massacre, KBR, Lawsuits Against KBR, LOGCAP III - KBR
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Judge permits convoy ambush trial, but delays it

By TOM FOWLER HOUSTON CHRONICLE – March 25, 2010
A federal judge ruled today that most of the claiming Houston-based KBR should have stopped a deadly 2004 truck convoy in Iraq can move toward trial, but a May 24 trial date is off to allow KBR time to file an appeal.

The case centers on April 2004 attacks on a convoy of supply trucks KBR ran in Iraq, during which six civilian truck drivers were killed and 14 wounded.

The drivers caught in the ambush were delivering fuel under KBR’s multibillion-dollar contract to transport supplies, build bases, serve meals and provide other support services for American troops in the Middle East.

Plaintiffs in the Houston lawsuits — two injured workers and the family of one who was killed in the attack — allege that the company knew of the likelihood of the attacks in advance and had the authority to cancel the convoys.

U.S. District previously dismissed the collection of lawsuits, saying the U.S. Army had control over KBR and thus KBR wasn’t responsible.

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Judge rules against Army in favor of KBR and the retired General who has sold his soul for $650.00hr

By Ms Sparky | Filed in CONTRACTOR DEATHS, Fisher vs KBR, Good Friday Massacre, KBR, Lawsuits Against KBR, LOGCAP III - KBR, Reports & Investigations
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Ex-commander in Iraq to give deposition in KBR case

By MARY FLOOD – March 3, 2010, 11:03PM

Despite the Army’s efforts to block it, retired Army , who once led U.S. forces in Iraq, is scheduled to be deposed today as an expert for KBR in a lawsuit over a deadly civilian truck convoy attack in Iraq.

U.S. Magistrate refused Wednesday to grant the Army’s request to prevent Sanchez from giving his expert opinions in the case.

Drivers and family members suing KBR contend the company should have stopped the convoys when it was warned that attacks would increase on April 9, 2004, the first anniversary of the day allies in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq reached Baghdad.

Sanchez, who at $650 an hour is already owed about $91,000 in expert fees, says KBR is not at fault for the six deaths and other injuries.

Sanchez wrote a report saying it was an Army communication error that led the attacked convoys to go down a road some in the military knew was supposed to be closed to civilian traffic. Read the remainder of this entry »

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KBR adds another retired General to its ranks @ $650.00 an hour

By Ms Sparky | Filed in Good Friday Massacre, Lawsuits Against KBR, LOGCAP III - KBR, Politics, Reports & Investigations
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Army tries to halt retired general’s work as KBR expert

By MARY FLOOD HOUSTON CHRONICLE – Feb. 25, 2010
The U.S. Army is trying to stop retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who once led U.S. forces in Iraq, from continuing to be an expert for KBR in a lawsuit against it over civilian truck driver deaths and injuries.

Sanchez is being paid $650 an hour and has reviewed documents and written a report that support’s KBR’s contention it should not be held legally responsible for the deaths of six civilian truck drivers and the injuries of others in a 2004 ambush in Iraq.

The suing drivers and family members contend that KBR should have stopped the convoys when it was warned that attacks would increase on April 9, 2004, the first anniversary of the day allies in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq reached Baghdad.

KBR argues that the military approved sending the convoys out and several laws protect KBR from responsibility in a wartime situation. The Army contracts with KBR to provide transportation, food services and other logistical support. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Judge allows trial of suits over KBR convoy deaths

By Forseti | Filed in Bodie Babble, CONTRACTOR DEATHS, Fisher vs KBR, Good Friday Massacre, KBR, LAWSUITS, Lawsuits Against KBR, LOGCAP III - KBR
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By Tom Fowler – Houston Chronicle
Feb. 8, 2010

claiming Houston-based KBR should have stopped a 2004 truck convoy in Iraq before six civilian drivers were killed and others injured in an ambush can go to trial, a federal judge ruled today.

U.S. District had previously dismissed the case, agreeing with KBR’s argument that it didn’t have the authority to keep the fuel convoys off the road and that a trial would be an improper challenge to military decision-making. KBR contracts with the military to provide logistical support.

But after an appeals court overturned his decision, Miller allowed the parties to gather more evidence, which turned up e-mails of KBR managers saying they thought they could stop the conveys and had done so in the past. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Judge considers new emails in Good Friday Massacre case against KBR

By Forseti | Filed in CONTRACTOR DEATHS, DBA-AIG, Fisher vs KBR, Good Friday Massacre, GOV. CONTRACTORS, LAWSUITS, LOGCAP III - KBR
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By MARY FLOOD
Dec. 17, 2009, 7:16PM

US supply convoy in Iraq

US supply convoy in Iraq

A Houston judge is in the spotlight as he has to decide who could have stopped a military contractor truck convoy in Iraq before six civilian truck drivers were killed and others injured in a 2004 ambush.

U.S. District has made this call once before. He decided that the U.S. Army had control over KBR. But an appellate court bounced the issue back to him, and the legal landscape may look different after months of pretrial information gathering.

KBR’s lawyers say nothing’s changed and that company employees could not have stopped a convoy when the Army wanted them to go. They say the cases should be tossed out of court again and not go to trial.

But e-mails, including some only recently unsealed, show KBR employees discussed mounting danger for the convoys in the week before a driver was killed April 8, 2004. Their concern rose that night and the next day as convoys were deployed, then attacked, leaving six drivers dead, 14 injured and one still missing.

And the KBR employees talked about stopping the convoys whether the Army did or not. Read the remainder of this entry »

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