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Philip Favro

Philip Favro

May 13, 2021 | Legaltech News

New Federal Cases Spotlight 2021's Key Trends in E-discovery

Recent case law continues to reflect key trends in e-discovery, ranging from the propriety of forensic examinations to ESI spoliation.

By Philip Favro, Driven

6 minute read

January 28, 2021 | Legaltech News

New ESI Sanctions Order Offers E-Discovery 101 Course for Lawyers

DR Distributors offers what is tantamount to a 101 course for lawyers on e-discovery, particularly regarding the need to keep relevant information in litigation and the consequences for counsel who fail to help clients do so.

By Philip Favro, Driven

7 minute read

December 14, 2020 | Legaltech News

New TAR Case Spotlights Perils with Broad ESI Protocols

After In re Valsartan, responding parties may be wary of ESI protocols with detailed TAR disclosure obligations.

By Philip Favro, Driven

7 minute read

October 27, 2020 | Legaltech News

Terminating Sanctions Order Emphasizes the Need for Safeguards in Disposition Programs

Estate of Moreno v. Correctional Healthcare Companies shows that disposition initiatives that lack safeguards to ensure relevant information is preserved for litigation could leave an organization vulnerable to disaster.

By Philip Favro, Driven

6 minute read

September 15, 2020 | Legaltech News

New TAR Case Affirms Sedona Principle Six, Approves Search Term Pre-Culling

Livingston v. City of Chicago provides some general guidance on key TAR use issues that should be instructive for courts as they are called on to resolve disputes over TAR.

By Philip Favro, Driven

7 minute read

August 14, 2020 | Legaltech News

Three New E-discovery Case Law Developments So Far in 2020

Updates include a native Excel production order without relevance redactions, an FRCP 37(e) ESI sanctions order rejecting reliance on inherent authority, and an order denying entry of a blanket production non-waiver order.

By Philip Favro, Driven

7 minute read

April 29, 2020 | Legaltech News

Recent E-Discovery Cases Spotlight IG Best Practices for Workplace Collaboration Tools

The cases are instructive on how organizations should structure the use and configuration of retention settings for collaboration tools as part of their information governance strategy.

By Philip Favro, Driven

6 minute read

March 24, 2020 | Legaltech News

Three New Changes to the Revised CCPA Regulations and New CCPA Lawsuits

As March regulations bring further clarity (and, some in instances, confusion) to the California Consumer Privacy Act landscape, litigation is also beginning to shape the CCPA.

By Philip Favro, Driven

6 minute read

February 27, 2020 | Legaltech News

Electronic Discovery and Seizure Orders Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Philip Favro provides a brief overview of DTSA seizure orders and discusses e-discovery considerations in connection with those orders.

By Philip Favro, Driven

6 minute read

January 08, 2020 | Legaltech News

The Need for Continuing Federal Judiciary Education Regarding the 2015 FRCP Amendments

Despite their overall effectiveness, there remains the difficulty of getting courts to properly apply the amended Rules. Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in a multidistrict litigation involving price fixing in the pharmaceutical industry.

By Philip Favro, Driven

7 minute read