( August 15, 2024, 9:56 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A coalition of 39 law firms was one of four groups to file amicus curiae briefs in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in support of an energy company’s petition for a writ of mandamus, echoing the company’s argument that an Ohio federal judge inappropriately ruled that internal investigation reports about the company’s bribes to an Ohio state representative were not subject to attorney-client privilege in a securities complaint stemming from the bribery; the law firms say the ruling has the potential to severely damage companies’ ability to perform internal investigations....