ation ▁in ▁their ▁employ ment ▁contract s . ▁ ▁This ▁measure ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate , ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁her ▁case . ▁ ▁Civil ▁law suit ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Jones ▁file d ▁a ▁civil ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁K BR ▁and ▁former ▁parent ▁corpor ation ▁Hal lib ur ton , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁former ▁employees ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁fire fig h ters ▁who ▁she ▁alleg ed ▁ra ped ▁her ). ▁K BR ▁asked ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁comp el ▁arbitr ation ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁employ ment ▁contract . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁decision , ▁ruled ▁that ▁Jones ' ▁law suit ▁could ▁proceed ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Jones ' ▁att orney ▁argued ▁that ▁K BR ▁had ▁known ▁about ▁w ides p read ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁but ▁had ▁ignored ▁it ▁because ▁the ▁rem edy ▁was ▁too ▁expensive . ▁The ▁defense ▁argued ▁that ▁Jones ▁fabric ated ▁her ▁story ▁of ▁being ▁dru gg ed ▁and ▁ra ped ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁embar rass ed ▁about ▁the ▁cons ens ual ▁sex ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁year - long ▁contract ▁with ▁K BR ▁three ▁days ▁after ▁she ▁arrived . ▁ ▁Jones '