BARKO v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY et al

  1. March 15, 2017

    KBR Escapes Long-Running FCA Suit Over Kickbacks

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday axed a False Claims Act case against defense contractor KBR, saying a former company employee failed support his claims of kickbacks and anticompetitive activity related to a broad-ranging Army service contract in Iraq with evidence.

  2. October 27, 2015

    KBR Slams FCA Whistleblower For 'Second-Guessing'

    KBR on Monday blasted a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging it took kickbacks from a Jordanian subcontractor during the Iraq War, arguing in D.C. federal court that the accusations are little more than "second-guessing" of its business practices.

  3. October 13, 2015

    Whistleblower Says KBR Kickbacks Suit Has Life In It Yet

    A whistleblower on Monday defended his long-running False Claims Act suit alleging defense giant KBR took kickbacks from a Jordanian subcontractor during the Iraq War, listing several examples of alleged fraud the parties have yet to settle.

  4. March 24, 2015

    KBR, Halliburton To Mediate Iraq Kickbacks FCA Action

    A long-running False Claims Act suit alleging KBR took kickbacks from subcontractors in Iraq during the war will head to mediation, following an order by a D.C. district judge Tuesday.

  5. March 19, 2015

    KBR Should Hand Over Witness List In FCA Suit, Relator Says

    The relator in a False Claims Act case against KBR Inc. over alleged subcontractor kickbacks told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday he should have access to a list of witnesses KBR interviewed, calling the company's objection "frivolous" because the list is public record.

  6. March 16, 2015

    Judge, Not Plaintiff, To Review KBR Interviews In FCA Case

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday ordered KBR Inc. to submit for review a list of protected interviews it had conducted with federal employees after the company opposed an earlier order that it disclose the list to its adversary.

  7. March 12, 2015

    'Concerned' Judge Scolds KBR For Ignoring Discovery Proviso

    In a whistleblower's long-running False Claims Act suit over Iraq War contracts, a D.C. federal judge admonished contractor KBR Inc. Wednesday for disobeying Defense Contract Management Agency instructions regarding an interview of a former employee, ordering KBR to disclose all similar interviews it conducted in preparing its defense.

  8. March 10, 2015

    KBR Gets Judge's OK For Deposition In FCA Defense

    A D.C. federal judge said on Monday that he would not delay KBR Inc.'s deposition of a former defense contract manager who could help refute False Claims Act accusations that KBR employees took kickbacks when awarding subcontracts in Iraq.

  9. January 12, 2015

    KBR Can't Stall FCA Kickback Suit Over Iraq Subcontracts

    A federal court rejected KBR Inc.'s request to stay discovery and proceedings in a False Claims Act suit Saturday, ruling in favor of a whistleblower who accused KBR of defrauding the government through its Iraq war subcontracts.

  10. January 05, 2015

    Whistleblower Slams KBR Discovery Stay Bid In Kickback Suit

    A whistleblower asked a D.C. federal court on Monday to deny Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc.'s request to stay discovery in a case accusing the company of defrauding the government through its Iraq war subcontracts in an ongoing dispute that has raised questions about attorney-client privilege.