Jury Awards $70M Against Halliburton

[burythehatchet]

Van Dyke's attorney John O'Quinn said his client was promised a concession for an oil field near the Caspian Sea when he met the Turkish president.



When he was unable to fund development of the field, Van Dyke sought out an equity partner. Halliburton contacted him in 1997 and signed a confidentiality agreement not to disclose data that Van Dyke allowed the company to review, O'Quinn said.



After opting not to invest, Halliburton located another company with ties to the Kazakhstan government and bought the field out from under Van Dyke, according to the lawsuit.


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The hits just keep on comin'

[realFedUp]

1. That should put a big dent

in their Christmas bonuses this year...:eyes:

[alexwcovington]

2. No it won't

Cheney's still bringing home the bacon in the tens of millions a year.

[NashVegas]

3. Funny How This Story Went Nowhere

Wasn't our Vice-President the CEO at the time?