Defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. will not be forced to turn over internal documents that the company says are protected by attorney-client privilege, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on Tuesday.
This was the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit refereed a fight over documents in a whistleblower case against KBR. The court reversed a trial judge’s orders requiring KBR to turn over the disputed documents. Judge Robert Wilkins wrote that he expected Tuesday’s ruling “will conclusively resolve the issue on which this case has seemed stuck as with a scratch on a broken record.”
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
