Cenk Uygur talks to Michael Doyle, a Houston lawyer who helped veterans win a suit against military contractor KBR (formerly part of Halliburton), which was found guilty of negligence in its use of a toxic chemical in Iraq water treatment plants. At least two National Guardsmen died of cancer after exposure to sodium dichromate, “the same toxin in the ‘Erin Brockovich’ movie,” Doyle points out, adding that it does “really nasty things.” But although KBR was found guilty, it claims a classified indemnity agreement with the U.S. government means it doesn’t have to pay the $85 million judgment or the $15 million in legal fees.
