Attorney Client Privilege

Court Cases

United States ex rel. Barko v. Halliburton Co. et al. (D.D.C. Mar. 6, 2014)

• Relator argued that contractor engaged in improper billing practices on contracts for work in Iraq.
• District Court ruled that company must produce to a qui tam relator documents related to internal investigations conducted by the Company.
• Held that neither the attorney-client privilege nor the attorney work-product doctrine barred production or disclosure of the documents.
• Relied heavily on the conclusion that the investigations had been conducted in the ordinary course of business.