http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mssparky.com/2012/01/northwest-arkansas-family-mourns-marine-killed-in-afghanistan/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/northwest-arkansas-family-mourns-marine-killed-in-afghanistan/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:29:11 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27566 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Kenneth Cochran, of Wilder, died Sunday in Helmand province. He was killed during combat operations along with 22-year-old Cpl. Jon-Luke Bateman, of Tulsa, Okla. ~ Idaho Family Mourns Death Of 20-Year-Old Marine (KARK 4 News) – January [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours (Updated)
2. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
3. Dyncorp & DRS Technology employees killed in Afghanistan (Updated 9/13/2010)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The war in Iraq is all but over and our troops have pulled out.  It’s been four years today since 24 year old  SSG Ryan Maseth was electrocuted and died while showering in his living quarters at Radwaniyah Palace Complex in Baghdad. Ryan’s courageous mother, Cheryl [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KIM CALANTROPO - (Courthouse News) – RICHMOND, Va. – October 10, 2011 – A Marine who was electrocuted while trying to install a wiring box at the military base near Fallujah, Iraq, cannot pursue negligence claims against defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, the 4th Circuit ruled. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Another day another lawsuit filed against KBR
2. Adam Hermanson of Triple Canopy Electrocuted In Shower In Iraq
3. Northwest Arkansas Family Mourns Marine Killed in Afghanistan (Updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Company’s motion denied in electrocution death lawsuit Saturday, September 24, 2011 By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For the second time, U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer has denied a motion by Houston-based defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. to have the civil case stemming [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge rules against KBR in Ryan Maseth case (with opinion)
2. Judge denies sanctions against contractor (KBR) in shower suit
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" A recent fire that occurred on July 31, 2011 at Camp Lawton, Herat Province, Afghanistan killing three Marines, a K-9 and injuring two others is suspected of being caused by improperly installed electrical systems. The building where these Marines died had been recently constructed and was [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. TENG to perform electrical inspections in Afghanistan
2. DoD IG Assessment of Electrical Safety In Afghanistan
3. Inspector General sites many electrical issues In Afghanistan

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KBR's position in this litigation is that the Army was allegedly negligent Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Judge rules against KBR in Ryan Maseth case (with opinion)
2. KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do!
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For a copy of Judge Nora Barry Fischer’s opinion click HERE Judge: Iraq law won’t apply to Maseth wrongful death suit Brian Bowling – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW – June 17, 2011 – A defense contractor wasn’t in Iraq at the request of the government or because of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR’s legal maneuvers denied in SSG Ryan Maseth case
2. KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do!
3. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As many of you are aware, KBR has a page on their website called KBR Fact Sheets. Until a couple of months ago, the Fact Sheet page listed several of KBR’s high profile cases with links to pages attempting to discredit the victims and tell KBR’s [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR’s Heather Browne sold her soul now things are getting hot!
2. I’m Calling You On Your Crap … KBR!!!
3. NEW AND IMPROVED or Just The Same Old Crap?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – The PMSC Observer & Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Of all the things said and written about private military and security contractors working for the U.S. government in various war zones one of the least [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Contractors in Iraq are hidden casualties of war
2. Contractor Deaths Accelerating in Afghanistan as They Outnumber Soldiers
3. David Isenberg: DCMA and Contractor Oversight

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Judge Fischer noted that the main reason KBR wants to use Iraqi law is that it doesn’t allow for the award of punitive damages in civil cases. She gave KBR two weeks to file a final written argument on why it believes Iraqi law should apply to the case. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
2. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I worked (wintered over) for Raytheon Polar Services at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Palmer Station, Antarctica in 2002. I know first hand the unique working conditions and safety hazards faced daily by employees at these U.S. stations. There is no hardware store or supply house [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Ill Raytheon employee Renee-Nicole Douceur arrives in Christchurch, New Zealand
2. Woman stranded at South Pole after stroke will fly out in a week….hopefully
3. A law to protect soldiers from KBR and others? How disturbing!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" DynCorp Cited By U.S. For Afghan Base Deficiencies Tony Capaccio – (Bloomberg) – March 27, 2011 – DynCorp International Inc., the largest U.S. contractor in Afghanistan, was warned by Pentagon officials in January that it is failing to adequately inspect and repair in a timely manner [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Has DynCorp been issued a Level IV CAR?
2. Casey Releases Latest Letter from Petraeus on Electrocutions
3. Two Senators Send Letter To Unseal Wartime Contracting Commission Records

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" WASHINGTON (CN) – March 21, 2011 – Defense Department facilities, infrastructure and equipment provided by private military contractors such as KBR, DynCorp, and Fluor Corporation, overseas, are to be inspected for safety and habitability, under rules adopted under the National Defense Authorization Act. According to the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR prefers to defer electrical inspections in Iraq
2. Will new locks on female facilities help prevent sexual assault in Iraq
3. TENG to perform electrical inspections in Afghanistan

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Stickman said that shows the company wants the benefit of U.S. law when it comes to collecting its money. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
2. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
3. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 3 years ago today, 24 year old  SSG Ryan Maseth entered the shower in his Special Forces living quarters at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex in Baghdad, Iraq and he died. He was electrocuted do to an improperly installed water pump on the roof of his building. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
2. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)
3. KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" From WikiLeaks: At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports (‘The Iraq War Logs’), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Electrocuted soldier’s family, KBR battle over documents
2. Who needs Wikileaks – we have NASA and other news
3. Court documents say KBR will pay $402 million bribery fine

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Associated Press – October 1, 2010  – PITTSBURGH — Attorneys for Houston-based military contractor KBR Inc. again want a federal judge in Pittsburgh to dismiss a lawsuit by the mother of a Pittsburgh-area soldier electrocuted in 2008 in Iraq. An appeals court in August refused [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR files motion to dismiss lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard soldiers
2. KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2)
3. KBR wants to shirk US law for electrocution on US base

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This is very very good news for those hundreds maybe thousands of victims of KBR burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is the 3rd crushing blow to KBR legal team in a month. First was the courts denial of KBR’s  Motion to Dismiss in the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Federal judge rules $100M false claim suit against KBR can proceed
2. Toxic Trash: The Burn Pits of Iraq and Afghanistan
3. Jill Wilkins…a voice for Iraq burn pit victims

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" KBR Loses $24.1 Million Fee Over Green Beret’s Death By David Voreacos and Tony Capaccio -B loomberg – Aug 19, 2010 KBR Inc., the largest contractor in Iraq, must defend a wrongful-death lawsuit by the parents of a Green Beret who was electrocuted while showering in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq
2. KBR loses $25M in award fee bonuses for poor performance in Iraq (updated)
3. Level III CAR states KBR tracked 231 shock incidents

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For those who are not aware, the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth is what ignited the fire and got me started blogging about KBR and defense contractors in the Middle East. I published my first post about KBR and their virtually non-existent electrical program in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death
2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
3. DOD IG Report on the Electrocution Death of SSG Ryan Maseth

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