
WHAT IS DISCOVERY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Discovery is a key part of the litigation process where all parties share important information, documents, evidence and testimony with one another. This process helps make the issues and relevant facts transparent to all parties, allowing them to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various issues and claims at play in a case. The most common discovery tools used to request and gather information from other parties include: written questions (interrogatories), requests for production of documents (document demands), asking the other side to admit certain facts (requests for admission), and interviews under oath (depositions).