Tag Archives: attorney-client privilege
DC Circuit Rules Internal Investigation Documents Protected from Disclosure in FCA Cases
In a ruling that reversed the decision of a lower court, the D.C. Circuit recently determined that specific documents detailing internal audits are to be considered protected from disclosure under attorney-client privilege rules. The district court’s initial ruling had called for KBR, Inc. to produce various documents as evidence. The circuit court’s reversal, however, came […]
Attorney-Client Privilege Also Protects Employee-Employee Communications
The protections available in terms of attorney-client privilege often depend on the type of content found in the communications. Because of this fact, privilege logs almost never play a dispositive role in case analyses that courts perform. But occasionally, the adversary in the case will point to the data regarding “recipients” and “author” in a […]
What Does Delaware’s Wal-Mart Decision Mean for Attorney-Client Privilege and Internal Investigations?
The Delaware Supreme Court recently came to a decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Indiana Electrical Workers Pension Trust Fund IBEW to uphold the order given by the Delaware Court of Chancery to require Wal-Mart to give the plaintiff (a shareholder) documents relating to the company’s internal investigation of allegations made by the plaintiff, including […]
