HOUSTON—A judge has ordered a former KBR Inc. employee to pay $145,000 of the company’s court costs after she lost her lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped while working in Iraq.
A federal jury in Houston had ruled for KBR and against Jamie Leigh Jones after her civil trial in July. KBR had asked U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison to award $2 million in legal fees and court costs against Jones, but Ellison approved only the court costs on Monday.
The Houston Chronicle reports Ellison ruled that while Jones’ lawsuit was flawed, it was not frivolous as KBR alleged.
Jones’ attorney, Todd Jones of Houston, didn’t respond to telephone and email messages from The Associated Press on Tuesday night. He had previously called KBR’s request "shameful."
