2 lawsuits filed 2009 ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed Wednesday . However , spokeswoman Cathy Mann said if the allegations are in regard to KBR activities in Iraq and Afghanistan , then Halliburton believes it has been improperly named . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long - term effects from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , EPA said in 2008 .
2 lawsuits filed 2009 ; 3 more are scheduled to be filed Wednesday . Suits filed on behalf of veterans , contractors , their families . Suits blame health problems , deaths on emissions from burn pits . No long - term effects from smoke from Balad Air Force Base pit , EPA said in 2008 .