Showing posts with label rape victim files law suit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rape victim files law suit. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

KBR, Halliburton rape case set to go to trial

KBR, Halliburton rape case set to go to trial
© 2011 The Associated Press
June 13, 2011, 3:02AM


HOUSTON — Trial opens in a lawsuit filed by a Texas woman who says she was raped by co-workers in Iraq while employed by a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary.

Jury selection is to begin Monday in Houston in the suit filed by Jamie Leigh Jones against Halliburton and its ex-subsidiary, KBR Inc.


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Victim in St. Petersburg rape sues law firm

Victim in St. Petersburg rape sues law firm
In Print: Thursday, July 23, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG — A woman who was raped in a downtown restaurant last year has sued the company that owns the building, saying the firm should have provided better security.

At 3 a.m. Aug. 3, three men armed with handguns forced their way into the Table restaurant at 539 Central Ave., stole money and raped one of the employees.

Now the woman says the building's owner, the law firm of Rahdert, Steele, & Reynolds, should have realized the building is in a high-crime area, and that workers exit and enter in a dark alley, sometimes late at night. The lawsuit says the firm should have provided security guards, video surveillance and better lighting.
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/article1020849.ece