Englishsz  +  405136 Thu, 16 Aug 07 03:44 AM This law was enacted to assure that plaintiffs would not be able to burden defendants with onerous discovery demands (and try to coerce a settlement) until a court had determined that the lawsuit could proceed as a matter of law (i.e., until a court found that the complaint, if true, stated a cause of action against the defendant).   Can I use 'truly' to replace 'if true' in this text? Englishsz Joined on Thu, Dec 14 2006 Full Member 139

	Wanwo  +  405146 Thu, 16 Aug 07 04:39 AM No you cannot. 'if true' here means 'if the facts of the complaint is true' If you insert 'truly' the meaning will be that the complaint is truly stating a cause of action against the defendant. This is not in dispute. By definition, a complaint is something that states a cause of injustice against someone. The only thing that matters is whether the facts of the complaint are true. Wanwo Joined on Thu, Aug 16 2007 Location: The Internet Full Member 101 English is my first language. I've been speaking it for nearly 40 years. I'm currently learning Japanese and need all the help I can get!

	CalifJim  +  405150 Thu, 16 Aug 07 04:57 AM No, but you can replace if true by if the complaint was (really) true. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,419 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	CalifJim  +  405222 Thu, 16 Aug 07 09:01 AM possibly?   How could possibly be the same as if it (the complaint) is true? No.  You can't make that replacement! until a court found that the complaint, if true, stated a cause of action against the defendant If the complaint is true, the complaint stated a cause of action against the defendant. does not mean the same as. The complaint possibly stated a cause of action against the defendant. CJ CalifJim