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PARTY - A person making or responding to a claim in a in a court or other adversarial proceeding. A person who sues or defends a lawsuit or any person joined in a lawsuit, such as a pension plan administrator is called a party. A party has the right to conduct discovery and receive notice of all proceedings connected with the lawsuit.

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