Iraq War Veterans File Brief In 5th Circuit Appeal By KBR To Dismiss C6 Injury Suit

NEW ORLEANS - Iraq War veterans suing contractors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for personal injuries allegedly caused by hexavalent chromium exposure at an oil extraction site in Iraq filed a redacted appellee brief April 5 in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; the contractors argue in a redacted appellant brief filed Feb. 22 that the claims should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction under the political question doctrine and the combat activities exception...(read more)