Fluor Gets ‘Drastic’ Relief Stopping Privileged Docs Disclosure

Fluor Intercontinental Inc. convinced the Fourth Circuit to vacate an order to disclose privileged investigation documents concerning an alleged government contracts conflict of interest involving a former employee.

Fluor’s disclosure to the government about its investigation, as required by a regulation, didn’t constitute a waiver of attorney-client privilege, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday in a nonprecedential opinion granting a writ of mandamus.

The court initially granted the writ in a March 13 order.

A district court’s conclusion that Fluor waived privilege by making statements in the disclosure only a lawyer could make ...