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| 13 | 2018-11-19 | MTD | Kassab | Supplemental TCPA Motion to Dismiss | Kassab's Supplement to TCPA Motion to Dismiss incorporating Favre co-defendants' statute of limitations arguments | Filed November 19, 2018 in Cause No. 2018-58419, 189th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas. Supplemental briefing filed in support of Kassab's original TCPA Motion to Dismiss (filed October 24, 2018). Incorporates arguments from co-defendant Favre's separately filed TCPA motion. Addressed to the Honorable Judge Bill Burke. | TCPA-1 | DENIED | Phase 1 | 2018-11-19_MTD_Kassab-Supp-TCPA_FILED.pdf | Dismissal of Pohl's claims with prejudice; attorney's fees as previously requested in Kassab's original Motion to Dismiss; sanctions of a minimum of $50,000 against Pohl and his counsel Frizzell to deter future frivolous and retaliatory filings | 11/19/2018 10:48 AM Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County Envelope No. 29125236 By: ARIONNE MCNEAL Filed: 11/19/2018 10:48 AM CAUSE NO. 2018-58419 MICHAEL A. POHL, et al § IN THE DISTRICT COURT V. § OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS SCOTT FAVRE, et al § 189th JUDICIAkL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS, LANCE CHRISTOPHER KASSAB AND LANCE CHlRISTOPHER KASSAB, P.C. D/B/A THE KASSAB LAW FIRM’S SUPPLEMENT TO MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS CITIZENS PARTICcIPATION ACT TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE BILL BURKE: s Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs Lance Christopher Kassab and Lance Christopher Kassab, P.C. d/b/a/ The Kassab Law Firm (Kassab) files this, their Supplement to Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act set forth in Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. This is a retaliatory lawsuit filed by Plaintiff, Michael A. Pohl and his law firm, Law Office of Michael A. Pohl, PLLC (“ePohl”) that is based on, related to, and in response to the rights to free speech, petition andf association, and should therefore be dismissed pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participationy Act (the “TCPA”). Additionally, Pohl’s claims must be dismissed pursuant to Chapter 2C7 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code because, even if Pohl could establish a parima facie case on each element of each of his causes of action, the TCPA provides that thfe trial court must still dismiss his claims if, based upon a preponderance of the evidence,U each essential element of a valid defense is established. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE, § 27.005(d). Kassab files this supplement to Kassab’s Motion to Dismiss simply to incorporate the arguments and Exhibits outlined in paragraphs 35 through 42 of Scott Favre, Scott M. Favre Public Adjuster, LLC and Precision Marketing Group, LLC’s Motion to Dismiss. The arguments and Exhibits clearly show that Pohl’s claims were filed far beyond the statute of limitations. Thus, not only is there a preponderance of the evidence establishing each essential element of a statute of limitations … |
| 7 | 2018-10-24 | MTD | Kassab | TCPA Motion to Dismiss | Kassab's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Anti-SLAPP), filed October 24, 2018 | Filed simultaneously with Kassab's First Amended Answer on October 24, 2018, before Judge Bill Burke, 189th Judicial District. This is an early dispositive motion seeking dismissal of all of Pohl's claims under the TCPA's anti-SLAPP framework. The motion was ultimately denied. | TCPA-1 | DENIED | Phase 1 | 2018-10-24_MTD_Kassab-TCPA_FILED.pdf | Dismiss all of Pohl's claims under the TCPA; award Kassab $36,750 in attorney's fees ($31,500 for Kassab at $450/hr for 70 hours, $5,250 for associate at $350/hr for 15 hours); conditional appellate fees totaling $90,000; and sanctions of at least $50,000 against Pohl and his counsel Reynolds Frizzell | 10/24/2018 2:11 PM Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County Envelope No. 28523758 By: ARIONNE MCNEAL Filed: 10/24/2018 2:11 PM CAUSE NO. 2018-58419 MICHAEL A. POHL, et al § IN THE DISTRICT COURT V. § OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS SCOTT FAVRE, et al § 189th JUDICIAkL DISTRICT DEFENDANTS LANCE CHRISTOPHER KASSAB AND LANCE CHlRISTOPHER KASSAB, P.C. D/B/A THE KASSAB LAW FIRM’S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS CITIZENS PARTICIPATION AcCT TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE BILL BURKE: s Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs Lance Christopher Kassab and Lance Christopher Kassab, P.C. d/b/a/ The Kassab Law Firm files this, their Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act set forth in Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. SUMMlARY This is a retaliatory lawsuit filed bMy Plaintiff, Michael A. Pohl and his law firm, Law Office of Michael A. Pohl, PLLC (“Poohl”) that is based on, related to, and in response to the rights to free speech, petition and association, and should therefore be dismissed pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (the “TCPA”). Defendants, Lance Christopher Kassab and Lance Christopher Kassab, P.C. d/b/a/ The Kassab Law Firm (“Kassab”) represent more than 400 clients who were illegally and unethically personally solicited to hire Pohl for representation of them in claimcs stemming from catastrophic auto accidents or the BP Deepwater Horizon litigation. Kassab filed four separate lawsuits against Pohl on behalf of these clients alleging claims for civil barratry. In addition, Kassab filed and initiated several grievance proceedings on behalf of these clients, causing the State Bar of Texas to investigate the alleged barratry, which is prohibited by the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Penal Code. In response, Pohl filed this lawsuit against Kassab, alleging claims of conversion, theft of trade secrets and civil conspiracy, claiming Kassab conspired with others to steal Pohl’s property and solicit his former clients or prospective clients… |
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