Halliburton, KBR Burn Pit Suit Thrown Out by U.S. Judge

March 5, 2013 by legitgov

Halliburton, KBR Burn Pit Suit Thrown Out by U.S. Judge 28 Feb 2013 Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. are entitled to the same legal protection as U.S. armed forces when serving as military contractors, a judge ruled, dismissing claims over so-called burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. District Judge Roger Titus threw out 57 consolidated lawsuits against the companies brought mainly by military personnel who claim they suffered damaging health effects from exposure to the contractors' pits, where items including medical waste, paints and pesticides are burned in war zones.