Ms Sparky » Cheryl Harris vs KBR http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Ryan we haven’t forgotten you http://mssparky.com/2012/01/ryan-we-havent-forgotten-you/ http://mssparky.com/2012/01/ryan-we-havent-forgotten-you/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:07:12 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=27164 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2012/01/ryan-we-havent-forgotten-you/feed/ 1 “KBR protests too much” says Judge Fischer http://mssparky.com/2011/09/kbr-protests-too-much-says-judge-fischer/ http://mssparky.com/2011/09/kbr-protests-too-much-says-judge-fischer/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:39:53 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=25401 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/09/kbr-protests-too-much-says-judge-fischer/feed/ 3 KBR’s legal maneuvers denied in SSG Ryan Maseth case http://mssparky.com/2011/06/kbrs-legal-maneuvers-denied-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-case/ http://mssparky.com/2011/06/kbrs-legal-maneuvers-denied-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-case/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:25:21 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23091 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/06/kbrs-legal-maneuvers-denied-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-case/feed/ 0 Judge rules against KBR in Ryan Maseth case (with opinion) http://mssparky.com/2011/06/judge-rules-against-kbr-in-ryan-maseth-case/ http://mssparky.com/2011/06/judge-rules-against-kbr-in-ryan-maseth-case/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:45:15 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=22965 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/06/judge-rules-against-kbr-in-ryan-maseth-case/feed/ 1 Fact or Crap: KBR Fact Sheets Revived http://mssparky.com/2011/06/fact-or-crap-kbr-fact-sheets-revived/ http://mssparky.com/2011/06/fact-or-crap-kbr-fact-sheets-revived/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:47:32 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=22742 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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?
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/06/fact-or-crap-kbr-fact-sheets-revived/feed/ 3 KBR wants the Ryan Maseth wrongful death lawsuit to be heard in Iraqi court? I’ll bet they do! http://mssparky.com/2011/04/kbr-wants-the-ryan-maseth-wrongful-death-lawsuit-to-be-heard-in-iraqi-court-ill-bet-they-do/ http://mssparky.com/2011/04/kbr-wants-the-ryan-maseth-wrongful-death-lawsuit-to-be-heard-in-iraqi-court-ill-bet-they-do/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:08:47 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=21479 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/04/kbr-wants-the-ryan-maseth-wrongful-death-lawsuit-to-be-heard-in-iraqi-court-ill-bet-they-do/feed/ 3 KBR wants to shirk US law for electrocution on US base http://mssparky.com/2011/02/kbr-wants-to-shirk-us-law-for-electrocution-on-us-base/ http://mssparky.com/2011/02/kbr-wants-to-shirk-us-law-for-electrocution-on-us-base/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:20:44 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=19889 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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)
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/02/kbr-wants-to-shirk-us-law-for-electrocution-on-us-base/feed/ 5 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth http://mssparky.com/2011/01/3rd-anniversary-of-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/ http://mssparky.com/2011/01/3rd-anniversary-of-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:10:35 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=19040 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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!
]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/01/3rd-anniversary-of-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/feed/ 1 KBR tries again to dismiss Pa. electrocution suit http://mssparky.com/2010/10/kbr-tries-again-to-dismiss-pa-electrocution-suit/ http://mssparky.com/2010/10/kbr-tries-again-to-dismiss-pa-electrocution-suit/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:43:11 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=16024 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/10/kbr-tries-again-to-dismiss-pa-electrocution-suit/feed/ 0 Iraq Burn Pit claims will proceed – Another stunning blow to KBR http://mssparky.com/2010/09/iraq-burn-pit-claims-will-proceed-another-stunning-blow-to-kbr/ http://mssparky.com/2010/09/iraq-burn-pit-claims-will-proceed-another-stunning-blow-to-kbr/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:55 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15693 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/09/iraq-burn-pit-claims-will-proceed-another-stunning-blow-to-kbr/feed/ 5 DoD says KBR failed to perform at a level deserving an award fee http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:21:28 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15078 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/dod-says-kbr-failed-to-perform-at-a-level-deserving-an-award-fee/feed/ 3 KBR loses appeal in the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth (update #2) http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:24 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15047 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

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
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/08/kbr-loses-appeal-in-the-electrocution-death-of-ssg-ryan-maseth/feed/ 7 KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq http://mssparky.com/2010/06/kbr-loses-84-7m-in-award-fees-for-logcap-iii-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2010/06/kbr-loses-84-7m-in-award-fees-for-logcap-iii-in-iraq/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:49:01 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=13619 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Below is a recent article from Bloomberg Business Week. It’s obvious KBR is trying to spin this pathetic award fee into something positive for their shareholders. The fact of the matter is, of the $123.8M available for award fee for the 7 quarters listed below, including [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR loses $25M in award fee bonuses for poor performance in Iraq (updated)
  2. Blackwater/Xe loses $1 Billion contract award after Dyncorp protests
  3. Will Dyncorp and Fluor protest the CTP task order award for LOGCAP IV
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/06/kbr-loses-84-7m-in-award-fees-for-logcap-iii-in-iraq/feed/ 1 KBR’s Bill Bodie resigns – Good F-ing Riddance! http://mssparky.com/2010/05/kbrs-bill-bodie-resigns-good-f-ing-riddance/ http://mssparky.com/2010/05/kbrs-bill-bodie-resigns-good-f-ing-riddance/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 15:21:06 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=12843 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Good riddance! I had to establish a whole new category when Bodie started his public campaign of villainizing victims of KBR incompetence and corruption. I called it Bodie Babble. He actually had the ballz to write op-ed article for news papers around the country supporting KBR’s [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Bill Bodie in the KBR litter box…..again!
  2. Watch out Parsons employees, here comes babblin’ Bill (Bodie)
  3. KBR’s Bill Bodie babbles in Yankton
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/05/kbrs-bill-bodie-resigns-good-f-ing-riddance/feed/ 17 Army decision to deny millions in bonuses to KBR is “Right call, but only fist step” http://mssparky.com/2010/02/army-decision-to-deny-millions-in-bonuses-to-kbr-is-right-call-but-only-fist-step/ http://mssparky.com/2010/02/army-decision-to-deny-millions-in-bonuses-to-kbr-is-right-call-but-only-fist-step/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:15:23 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=10768 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" American Chronicle – Congressional Desk February 26, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), who chaired Senate hearings on electrocutions of soldiers in Iraq resulting from shoddy contracting work by KBR, said Thursday the Army´s decision to deny million of dollars in bonuses to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR loses $25M in award fee bonuses for poor performance in Iraq (updated)
  2. Army Wife Says Pentagon Bungled Rape Case Every Step of the Way
  3. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/02/army-decision-to-deny-millions-in-bonuses-to-kbr-is-right-call-but-only-fist-step/feed/ 3 KBR loses $25M in award fee bonuses for poor performance in Iraq (updated) http://mssparky.com/2010/02/kbr-loses-25m-in-award-fee-bonuses-for-poor-performance-in-iraq/ http://mssparky.com/2010/02/kbr-loses-25m-in-award-fee-bonuses-for-poor-performance-in-iraq/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:15:50 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=10677 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" They didn’t just lose $25M….they got ZERO! This is a classic example of how one person can make a difference. I do believe KBR underestimated Cheryl Harris’ tenacity. I applaud you Cheryl! Contractor linked to Iraq death loses $25M in fees By KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. KBR loses $84.7M in Award Fees for LOGCAP III in Iraq
  2. KBR awarded $2.3B LOGCAP IV task order in Iraq after poor performance evaluation (updated 02/28/2010)
  3. CWC Commissioners give award winning performance at Hearing
]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/02/kbr-loses-25m-in-award-fee-bonuses-for-poor-performance-in-iraq/feed/ 9 Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death http://mssparky.com/2009/12/second-company-sued-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-electrocution-death/ http://mssparky.com/2009/12/second-company-sued-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-electrocution-death/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:35:59 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=7898 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Second company sued in Shaler soldier’s electrocution By Robin Acton TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, December 22, 2009 The parents of a Shaler, PA Green Beret electrocuted in his shower in Iraq in 2008 filed a federal lawsuit Monday against a San Francisco firm that once maintained electrical systems [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
  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!
]]> http://mssparky.com/2009/12/second-company-sued-in-ssg-ryan-maseth-electrocution-death/feed/ 0 Electrical device to safeguard soldiers from electrocution? http://mssparky.com/2009/11/electrical-device-to-safeguard-soldiers-from-electrocution/ http://mssparky.com/2009/11/electrical-device-to-safeguard-soldiers-from-electrocution/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=6205 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mother of Shaler soldier electrocuted in Iraq praises Pa. company’s new device By Robin Acton TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, November 23, 2009 A Pennsylvania company today will debut a product designed to prevent accidental electrocutions among military personnel living in mobile units while serving abroad. Fidelity Technologies Corporation [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Congress Investigates Electrocution Death Of Soldiers In Iraq
  2. 3rd anniversary of the electrocution death of SSG Ryan Maseth
  3. Iraq Electrical Wiring Method Quiz #2
]]> http://mssparky.com/2009/11/electrical-device-to-safeguard-soldiers-from-electrocution/feed/ 3 “I could actually hear him laugh” http://mssparky.com/2009/11/i-could-actually-hear-him-laugh/ http://mssparky.com/2009/11/i-could-actually-hear-him-laugh/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:33:17 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=6038 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Dear Michael, When I unwrapped the drawing of Ryan and laid eyes on him, I instantly knew that you had captured him and brought him to life. I looked into his eyes and I felt him looking back at me.  When I saw his slight smile, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Fallen Heroes Project – Just For The Love Of It!
  2. Artist Michael G. Reagan honors the Fallen Heroes of our allies too
  3. A tribute to our Fallen Heroes – Coming Home
]]> http://mssparky.com/2009/11/i-could-actually-hear-him-laugh/feed/ 0 Army continues criminal probes into Iraq electrocutions http://mssparky.com/2009/10/army-continues-criminal-probes-into-iraq-electrocutions/ http://mssparky.com/2009/10/army-continues-criminal-probes-into-iraq-electrocutions/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:19:52 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=4736 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Sunday, October 4, 2009 It was near 100 degrees on May 8, 2004, when Spc. Chase Whitham and a few other soldiers decided to cool off in the swimming pool at Forward Operating Base Patriot in Mosul, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:
  1. Senate DPC Hearing-Iraq Electrocutions 7-11-08 – Opening Statements
  2. Senate DPC Hearing-Iraq Electrocutions 7-11-08 – Larraine McGee Testimony
  3. Senate DPC Hearing-Iraq Electrocutions 7-11-08 – Cheryl Harris Testimony
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