Unprecedented Discovery Orders Vacated: Fourth Circuit Confirms Government Contractors Do Not Waive Privilege by Disclosing Facts Uncovered During an Internal Investigation Under the FAR’s Mandatory Disclosure Rule

Lawyers often view a writ of mandamus to a Court of Appeals as a last-gasp—indeed, almost hopeless—stratagem.  But sometimes they are granted, particularly when the district court order they challenge is even more extraordinary.  That is what just happened in In re Fluor Intercontinental, Inc., No.