Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton/KBR | Halliburton/KBR Sues Jones to Recover Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

On August 17, 2011 the defendants in Jones v. Halliburton et al. filed two motions seeking to recover from Jamie Leigh Jones: (1) an undisclosed amount for attorneys’ fees [update: $2 million] and (2) the costs of the lawsuit [update: $140 K] brought by Jones. Jones had sued the defendants for negligence, negligent undertaking, sexual harassment and hostile environment under Title VII of the Civil rights Act of 1964, breach of contract, fraud in the inducement to enter the employment contract, fraud in the inducement to agree to arbitration, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment.

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