Takeaways From Doc Dispute In Armstrong FCA Litigation

In the ongoing Lance Armstrong doping allegations saga, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently issued an order upholding the applicability of the attorney-client privilege to relator Floyd Landis’ quest for documents in his False Claims Act case. The court found that Armstrong’s former racing teammate had not met his burden in proving the inapplicability of the attorney-client privilege and, therefore, Landis cannot obtain privileged documents from nonparty Williams & Connolly LLP, which formerly represented Armstrong.