Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Barko v. Halliburton Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2005-1276PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
[Resolving Docs. 180, 216, 217]
JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
In an earlier order, the Court concluded that KBR’s Code of Business Conduct (“COBC”) documents were not attorney-client privileged because they were not created for the primary purpose of securing legal advice. 1 The Court of Appeals vacated this order because “[i]n the context of an organization’s internal investigation, if one of the significant purposes of the internal investigation was to obtain or provide legal advice, the privilege will apply.” 2
The Court of Appeals remanded, stating: “[t]o the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Fusari v. SteinbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Scott v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- United States Ex Rel. Barko v. Halliburton Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017