United States ex rel. Purcell v. MWI Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

URBINA, District Judge.

Ruling for the Government on the Privilege Issue; Adopting the Defendants’ Alternative Proposal for the Protective Order

I. INTRODUCTION

This qui tam action comes before the court on a discovery dispute. Because the initial work-product dispute raises a novel question of law, the court provides an in-depth explanation of its reasoning.

Robert Purcell (“the relator”) brings this case pursuant to the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733. As is its option pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(4), the government intervened in this action and now brings…