1Geoffrey Harrison, lead trial attorney for KBR, said the contractor would appeal.
2Rival KBR Inc did something similar last month after reporting higher-than-expected earnings.
3KBR was part of Halliburton until it was spun off in 2007.
4KBR said it had requested a briefing on the selection process.
5A KBR spokesman said the company was disappointed with the ruling.
6KBR was contracted to run the project at the plant at that time.
7KBR has been the U.S. military's largest private contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan.
8KBR neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
9Another 22 Oregon soldiers or their widows have sued KBR Inc. in Portland.
10Chevedden says he doubts KBR would have acted without his prodding.
11But KBR still charged for the costs of the unauthorized services, the suit said.
12Which raises the question whether defense contracting behemoth KBR will be allowed to participate.
13The KBR analysis required a mean time of 5 min.
14Southern Co and KBR developed TRIG technology under a U.S. Department of Energy program.
15In the Maseth case, KBR was responsible for maintaining the facility where the soldier died.
16Officials at KBR were not immediately available for comment.