Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Company and Shell International, E&P, Inc. v. Robert Writt
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 2015No. 13-0552PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
In this defamation action we consider whether the providing of a report regarding possible criminal activity to a government agency was an absolutely privileged communication or a conditionally privileged one.
Shell Oil Company and Shell International, E & P, Inc. (collectively, Shell) received an inquiry from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. by one of its contractors. Shell met with the DOJ, agreed to perform an internal investigation and report the results to the DOJ, and then did so. Robert Writt,-who was employed by Shell…
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