WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES INVOLVED DURING LITIGATION?
A lawsuit involves a number of different procedural steps and aspects. The following is a list of the most common ones: 1. Drafting, Filing, and Serving the Lawsuit: The lawsuit itself must be properly drafted, and must contain the necessary allegations against the properly designated defendants. Failure to meet these requirements subjects the lawsuit itself to attack. The papers must be filed in the appropriate court, and within the prescribed period of time allowed by law. After filing, a copy of the lawsuit and a properly prepared summons must be delivered (“served”) on the defendants. Completion of this process requires the defendant to answer the complaint, and brings the defendant before the court. 2. Discovery and Investigation: After a properly prepared lawsuit has been filed and served on the defendants, the process known as discovery begins. Discovery is the process by which each side obtains information about the basis for the other side’s claims and/or defenses. Since disco
