Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

Data license: Public court records

27 rows where filing_id = 43 and party = "Kassab"

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
298 43 43 Statute of Limitations Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's claims accrued before the limitations period
299 43 43 Justification Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #2
300 43 43 Estoppel Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #3
301 43 43 Waiver Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #4
302 43 43 Ratification Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #5
303 43 43 Release Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #6
304 43 43 Unclean Hands Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's alleged barratry constitutes unclean hands barring equitable relief
305 43 43 Contribution Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #8
306 43 43 Failure to Mitigate Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #9
307 43 43 Lack of Standing Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #10
308 43 43 Accord and Satisfaction Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #11
309 43 43 Assumption of the Risk Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #12
310 43 43 Illegality/Criminal Acts (Unlawful Acts Doctrine) Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's claims are predicated on property obtained through illegal barratry, a third-degree felony under Tex. Penal Code § 38.12
311 43 43 First Amendment Kassab affirmative_defense Barratry lawsuits and grievances communicated matters of public concern
312 43 43 Attorney Immunity Kassab affirmative_defense Kassab's actions were within scope of attorney duties representing barratry victims
313 43 43 Judicial Immunity Kassab affirmative_defense Actions taken in connection with judicial proceedings
314 43 43 Rule 17.09 Immunity Kassab affirmative_defense Immunity for filing grievances and participating in attorney disciplinary system under Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure
315 43 43 In Pari Delicto Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl bears equal or greater blame for the situation
316 43 43 Res Judicata Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #19
317 43 43 Defect of Parties Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #20
318 43 43 Abandonment Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl abandoned the alleged documents with a convicted felon and never requested their return
319 43 43 Subject of a Valid Contract Kassab affirmative_defense Listed as affirmative defense #22
320 43 43 TUTSA Preemption Kassab affirmative_defense TUTSA preempts Pohl's other claims per Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.007(a)
321 43 43 Specific Denial of Conditions Precedent Kassab defense Kassab specifically denies that all conditions precedent regarding Pohl's conversion and trade secrets claims were performed or occurred prior to filing suit
322 43 43 Civil Barratry Counterclaim Kassab counterclaim Assigned claims from 242 barratry victims under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.069 as compulsory counterclaims arising from the same transaction; Pohl judicially admitted barratry is not legal malpractice and Discovery Rule does not apply
323 43 43 Bad Faith TUTSA Claim — Attorney's Fees Kassab counterclaim Pohl's TUTSA claims were made in bad faith under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.005
324 43 43 Proportionate Responsibility / Responsible Third Parties Kassab defense Walker, Ladner, Seymour, Shepherd, Dona Pohl, Jaimes, Talley, and Santana caused or contributed to causing Pohl's alleged harm under Chapter 33, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.011(6)

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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
);