In Legal terms. What does Discovery mean?
Before discovery, a legal entity that sues in a court of law must have a “cause of action”. Once they have established a cause of action, they can sue. If a suit is filed without a knowledge of a cause of action, the attorney who sues can actually be “sanctioned” or punished and have to pay the other side’s legal expenses — out of his own funds. Once that the case is in a court of law, both sides can interview the other side and try to find details that “make their case”. I also believe that once a suit is filed, that — not only can people with information about the suit be interviewed by the opposing counsel, but documents and other evidence can be supeoned. Both sides have an equal opportunity to gather evidence to make their case during the discovery phase of the suit. After the discovery phase, the suit could be dismissed, settled, or go to trial before a judge, or the parties could agreed to arbitration. Disclaimer: I am not an attorney. These are my opinions and you should not
