D.C. Circuit Rejects Petition For Rehearing of KBR Disclosure Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a petition for the en banc rehearing of a panel ruling that found that Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) was not required to disclose certain documents to a whistle-blower In re Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., D.C. Cir., 14-5055.

In a one-page order, the D.C. Circuit stated simply that not a single member of the court requested a vote on the petition. According to court rules, the court will not vote on whether to rehear the case “en banc unless a judge calls for a vote.”

Stephen M. ...