Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 20-1043
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- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(a) To obtain relief with respect to an alleged civil rights violation, an action shall be commenced not later than 3 years after the discovery, occurrence, or termination, whichever occurs last, of the alleged civil rights violation.
(b) To obtain relief with respect to an alleged breach of a conciliation or settlement agreement entered into under this title, an action shall be commenced not later than 3 years after the discovery, occurrence, or termination of the alleged breach.