Halliburton Gone Wild: KBR Goes to Supreme Court to Defend Gang Rape

[The Straight Story]

Halliburton Gone Wild: KBR Goes to Supreme Court to Defend Gang Rape
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Oil development giant Halliburton has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to have an alleged rape victim’s lawsuit thrown out, preferring instead to resolve the matter behind closed doors at an arbitration hearing. Jamie Leigh Jones, who was employed by former Halliburton subsidiary KBR Inc. to work as a clerical employee in Iraq, filed her lawsuit in 2007 claiming she was drugged, beaten, and gang-raped by several co-workers following a social gathering outside her barracks.

In September, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the arbitration provision in Jones’ employment contract did not prevent her from suing KBR and its parent company at the time of the attack. Halliburton and KBR have responded by filing a petition with the Supreme Court which includes the accusation that “Jones has gone to great lengths to sensationalize her allegations.”

Jones is not the only former KBR employee to file rape-related lawsuits against the company. Dawn Leamon and Tracy Barker both say they were sexually assaulted while working in Iraq for KBR. Leamon filed her suit last week, while Barker won a $2.9 million award during arbitration, although the settlement was eventually reduced to $1.4 million.

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[Lerkfish]

1. reminds me of how the catholic church for years wanted to handle pedophile priests

"behind closed doors"

[spanone]

2. they can go straight to hell

i imagine this court will rule in their favor

[gratuitous]

4. Well sure

After all, rape laws don't apply to corporations. Corporations can't rape people! It's silly to hold a corporation accountable for something it can't do. That's free speech.

Yeah, KBR knows its audience for this appeal, and they're heading to the venue where they'll receive the most sympathetic audience imaginable.

[bluescribbler]

3. unfortuanately, with this Court

I have a sick feeling I know how they will rule.:puke:

[Bitwit1234]

5. Since they were ruled persons by the supreme court

Halliburton thinks they will get it thrown out. After all the republicans rule in that court. Too Bad.

[blondeatlast]

6. The Court can choose NOT to hear the case. I think the Felonious Five may be shamed enough

to actually reject the suit.

[ck4829]

7. 5-4 for KBR, right?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

8. K&R!

Is Kellogg Brown and Root a subsidiary or the parent company?

[walldude]

9. Well it seems to me that since the SCOTUS has ruled that Corporations

are people, then KBR has no standing whatsoever to "arbitrate" this outside of court. They should as a company be charged as accomplice's. Drag the CEO's into court as co-defendants. If they want the power of "personhood" then let them have it all.

[Kievan Rus]

10. Proof positive that corporatists are pure evil