Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

2 rows where filing_id = 35 and role = "affirmative_defense"

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
275 35 35 Statute of Limitations Defense (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Defendants argue claims are time-barred; Pohl shows conversion claim accrued no earlier than November 2016 (within 2-year period per § 16.003(a)), TUTSA claim accrued no earlier than November 10, 2016 (within 3-year period per § 16.010(a)), and each possession of converted property is a new conversion (Pemex)
276 35 35 Attorney Immunity Defense (rebutted) Kassab/Nicholson affirmative_defense Defendants claim attorney immunity; Pohl responds that immunity applies only to lawyerly work in adversarial contexts (Taylor v. Tolbert) and conduct foreign to duties of lawyer is not protected (Haynes & Boone v. NFTD)

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CREATE TABLE legal_theories (
    theory_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
    theory TEXT,
    party TEXT,
    role TEXT,
    basis TEXT
);