September 2007

After a class action has been certified, the Representative Plaintiff and his lawyers must move the case toward trial. Trial preparation includes “discovery”, the process through which each party learns about the case of the other parties to the lawsuit. Discovery involves the exchange, between the parties, of all documents relevant to the litigation and an opportunity for each side to question a representative the party opposite under oath. Discovery can be lengthy and takes different amounts of time in each case. As a result, trial dates are not usually set until discovery is substantially complete.
Counsel for Mr. Lieberman and the defendant are currently actively engaged in documentary discovery. This stage of the litigation may take several more months.