“What is truth?” is the core question posed by every lawsuit. Lawsuits are not activities to generate fees, games to be won, or theater to entertain. Lawsuits are searches for the truth of who did what and who is to be accountable for the consequences. Given the complexities of human affairs, the truth cannot always be found, but the fair search for it is why courts, lawyers, and lawsuits exist. When it is found, the truth must always be revered, and one answer to the question, “What is truth?” must always be, “What is expected,” which means that when the truth is known, the truth must always be spoken.
–Traxler v. Ford Motor Co., 576 N.W.2d 398, 410 at FN1 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998) (internal citations omitted)