$3 Million Dollar Settlement Awarded to Assault Victim Against KBR

Tracy Barker, the woman who sued Haliburton and several affiliates in May 2007 after she was sexually attacked by a state department employee  was awarded 3 million dollars this week.     Court records indicated that the woman was  awarded  the  judgment of $2.93 million to settle her arbitration claim against the corporation.

Barker was working as a civilian contractor in Basra, an Iraqi City when she was raped by a fellow state department worker.  The ensuing lawsuit had been initially dismissed by a court Judge  in January of 2008 because the contract she signed  with the company stated that criminal and legal matters  would be handled through arbitration and not  the American court system.

KBR disagreed with the ruling and said that it would file a motion to modify the award.  An official spokesperson for the company pointed out that the ruling did show that the arbitration process could be fair and impartial.

Neither Barker nor her attorney could be contacted after the ruling.

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