Favro Law in the News

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A Los Angeles federal court recently highlighted the expertise of Favro Law PLLC Founder and President, Philip Favro, in connection with its order imposing spoliation sanctions against Los Angeles County and other government parties. In Lee v. County of Los Angeles, No. 2:23-CV-06875-GW-MAA, 2025 WL 2505484 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2025), the court found that Los Angeles County and other County defendants failed to take reasonable steps to preserve relevant text messages and issued a mandatory adverse inference jury instruction against defendants. In reaching this determination, the Honorable Maria A. Audero observed that text messages are particularly probative evidence in many instances since they “may reflect a party’s views unfiltered for publication.” Id. at *20. Judge Audero went on to cite Phil’s expert testimony regarding this topic from Oakley v. MSG Networks, Inc., --- F. Supp. 3d ---, 2025 WL 2061665 (S.D.N.Y. 2025), i.e., that text messages “generally memorialize unguarded communications and contemporaneous observations that cannot be replicated through other forms of discovery.” Id. The court indicated that Oakley “credit[ed] expert witness Phil Favro’s extensive experience and rigorous analysis and adopt[ed] his conclusions.” To reach Favro Law regarding Mr. Favro’s testimony in Oakley or for more information about Favro Law PLLC, please follow this link or email us at phil@favro-law.com. 

HaystackID has invited Favro Law PLLC Founder and President, Philip Favro, to speak at and moderate a webinar on September 17, 2025. Entitled What's Now and What's Next? Trends, Technologies, and Legal Authority Shaping eDiscovery for Cybersecurity, Governance, and Investigations, Phil will be joined by the Honorable Helen Adams (Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa), Leeanne Mancari (Partner, Covington & Burling LLP), and Brian Morrison (Discovery Counsel, Google) for a discussion of cutting edge ESI and eDiscovery trends. Registration details are available here. 

The Sedona Conference has invited Favro Law PLLC Founder and President, Philip Favro, to speak at its Working Group One (Electronic Document Retention and Production) Annual Meeting. Phil will be moderating the "Case Law Review: Key eDiscovery and ESI Decisions from 2025" session scheduled for October 23, 2025. Phil will be joined by U.S. Magistrate Judge Hope Cannon (N.D. Fla.), A.J. de Bartolomeo (Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP), Eric Evans (Perkins Coie), and Mark Lyon (Williams & Connolly). Conference information including registration details are available here.

A New York federal court recently relied on expert testimony from Favro Law PLLC Founder and President Philip Favro in connection with its order imposing discovery sanctions against former NBA basketball player Charles Oakley. In Oakley v. MSG Networks, Inc., --- F. Supp. 3d ---, 2025 WL 2061665 (S.D.N.Y. 2025), the court found that Mr. Oakley failed to take reasonable steps to preserve relevant text messages and issued an adverse inference jury instruction and other sanctions against Mr. Oakley. In reaching this conclusion, the Honorable Richard J. Sullivanrelied on expert testimony Mr. Favro offered to determine that neither Mr. Oakley nor his counsel took reasonable steps to preserve Mr. Oakley’s text messages under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e). Recognizing “Mr. Favro’s extensive experience and rigorous analysis” in the field of ESI and electronic discovery, Judge Sullivan found his testimony regarding the reasonable steps to preserve standard to be “more persuasive by a wide margin” over that of an opposing expert. Mr. Favro was retained by defendants MSG Networks, Inc., The Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., and Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC, who are represented in the litigation by King & Spalding LLP. To reach Favro Law regarding Mr. Favro’s testimony in Oakley or for more information about Favro Law PLLC, please follow this link or email us at phil@favro-law.com. 

Chambers & Partners, the renowned international legal research company, placed Favro Law PLLC founder, Philip Favro, in its annual E-Discovery & Information Governance | USA professional rankings. Phil is ranked in Band 3 of the Chambers rankings. "The Chambers ranking carries with it an imprimatur of both expertise and understanding of the issues in the field and is an honor, " said Phil, when contacted about this news. 

Georgetown Law has invited Favro Law PLLC founder Phil Favro to speak at the 2025 Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute. Phil will be moderating the "eDiscovery Sanctions: Behind the Opinion" session scheduled for 2:45 pm on November 20, 2025. Conference information including registration details are available here.