Philip Favro

It’s not often that a judicial opinion provides instructive guidance on several different discovery issues. When that happens, lawyers should be particularly attentive to the court’s instructions. Such is the case with a new decision from Winfield v. City of New York. In Winfield, U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker provided direction on issues ranging from attorney work product and Sedona Principle Six to proportionality and

One of the most significant lawsuits in the country involves a key eDiscovery issue of which counsel and clients should be aware: the dangers of using self-destructing messaging applications. The litigation in question – Waymo v. Uber – involves tech titans Google (Waymo) and Uber, which are

A significant legal enactment is taking place in Europe that will have far reaching consequences on the litigation and information governance practices of U.S. organizations. On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect and

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) has just updated one of the more useful and practical guides for addressing electronic discovery. Entitled Managing Discovery of Electronic Information, the guide provides common sense direction to judges on how to best manage