Issue Matrix

10 substantive and procedural issues litigated at trial

Data license: Public court records

2 rows where relevance = "Low"

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issue_id ▼ name cluster relevance summary kassab_position pohl_position result appellate_status authorities
9 Conversion of Settlement Proceeds Substantive Low Part of original claims. Jury found for Pohl. Subsumed in compensatory damages. No conversion; fees were properly earned under retainer agreements. Kassab converted settlement funds that belonged to Pohl’s former clients. Jury found conversion. Included in compensatory damages. Under appeal as part of sufficiency challenge. Tex. Penal Code § 31.03 (by analogy); Waisath v. Lack’s Stores, 474 S.W.2d 444 (Tex. 1971).
10 Civil Conspiracy Substantive Low Original claim. Jury found conspiracy between Kassab and co-defendants. No agreement to engage in unlawful conduct; co-defendants acted independently. Kassab coordinated with Favre and others to solicit Pohl’s clients through barratrous means. Jury found civil conspiracy. Joint and several liability with settled co-defendants. Under appeal. Kassab challenges sufficiency of conspiracy evidence. Firestone Steel Prods. Co. v. Barajas, 927 S.W.2d 608 (Tex. 1996).

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CREATE TABLE issues (
    issue_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    name TEXT,
    cluster TEXT,
    relevance TEXT,
    summary TEXT,
    kassab_position TEXT,
    pohl_position TEXT,
    result TEXT,
    appellate_status TEXT,
    authorities TEXT
);