Discovery enables everyone involved to know the facts and information about the case. Discovery may be completed before settlement negotiations occur and certainly before a trial beings. Discovery consists of four key actions: interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission and depositions.

What happens in discovery phase?

During the discovery phase, both parties learn what the other knows about the evidence by asking for certain documents, asking for answers to interrogatories, and taking depositions of witnesses who are under oath.

What is the process of discovery?

Discovery is the formal process of exchanging information between the parties about the witnesses and evidence that will be presented at trial. During this process, each side will be gathering information, requesting answers, and providing responses of their own.