Company Profile for Halliburton

Yesterday, the Senate adopted an amendment that will prevent federal funding from going to any contractor that requires its employees to use mandatory binding arbitration, instead of court, for sexual assault and civil rights claims against the company.  More »

A woman who was allegedly raped while working for Halliburton/Kellogg Brown & Root in Iraq will have her civil claims heard in court, not by a company-selected arbitrator, thanks to a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  More »

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A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by co-workers while working for a contracting company in Iraq, KBR, affiliated with Halliburton, lost her chance to get her case heard in a real court of law. A judge ruled yesterday that the mandatory binding arbitration clause in her contract holds firm and so its off to kangaroo court she goes. The unfortunate court decisions is a rape of justice, this is an instance where the arbitration clause should have been ruled unconscionable.  More »

A critical look at the veracity of the claims mentioned in "Mandatory Binding Arbitration Means Alleged Halliburton Rapists Could Go Free" [Overylawyered]  More »

A woman who filed a civil lawsuit against Halliburton for being the victim of a gang rape by her coworkers in Iraq will have her day in court, kangaroo court, thanks to the mandatory binding arbitration clause in her employment contract. Jamie Leigh Jones says she was drugged and raped by her fellow workers, then imprisoned inside a shipping container and left without food or water until the US embassy came to rescue after the State Department got calls from her father. She says she was told she would be fired if she sought medical treatment.  More »

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RIAA and Halliburton advance to the final round for a fight to the death. Who will emerge "Worst Company in America 2007?" Only one can survive! It will probably be the RIAA!  More »

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Halliburton CEO Dave Lesar today announced they're moving the headquarters from Texas to the United Arab Emirates. From the Washington Post:  More »