Legal Theories

509 claims, defenses, counterclaims, and affirmative defenses

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15 rows where filing_id = 48 and party = "Kassab"

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theory_id ▼ filing_id theory party role basis
340 48 48 Grievance immunity under Rule 17.09 Kassab affirmative_defense Absolute and unqualified immunity for filing grievances. Pohl's claims and damages are predicated on Kassab's grievance filings. Crampton v. Farris; Burch v. State Bar.
341 48 48 Judicial proceedings privilege Kassab affirmative_defense Absolute privilege covers all communications in judicial proceedings and communications preliminary to proposed proceedings. Pohl's claims arise from solicitation letters (pre-suit) and barratry litigation/grievances (actual proceedings). Landry's; Crain v. Smith; Laub v. Pesikoff.
342 48 48 Attorney immunity (Cantey Hanger / Youngkin / Taylor doctrine) Kassab affirmative_defense Attorney does not have right of recovery against another attorney for conduct in discharge of duties representing a party. Even criminal conduct not categorically excepted (Bethel). Taylor v. Tolbert (2022) held conduct prohibited by statute subject to immunity if statute does not expressly abrogate. TUTSA does not expressly repudiate attorney immunity.
343 48 48 Statute of limitations — TUTSA (3-year) Kassab affirmative_defense TUTSA § 16.010(a): 3-year SOL from discovery. Pohl admitted knowledge of theft in summer 2014. Filed August 2018 — over 4 years later. Even May 2015 alternative accrual date expired before filing. TUTSA expressly precludes continuing tort theory (§ 16.010(b)). Gen. Universal Sys., Bianco, Agar Corp.
344 48 48 Statute of limitations — Conversion (2-year) Kassab affirmative_defense § 16.003(a): 2-year SOL. Accrued in 2014 or 2015, expired well before August 2018 filing. Wells Fargo Bank v. RPK Capital.
345 48 48 Statute of limitations — Conspiracy (derivative) Kassab affirmative_defense Conspiracy claim accrues when underlying tort accrues and shares limitations period. Agar Corp., 580 S.W.3d 136 (Tex. 2019).
346 48 48 TUTSA failure — trade secrets not kept secret Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl did not take reasonable measures to keep information secret. Incorporates Nicholson Motion argument (pp. 45-49).
347 48 48 TUTSA failure — Pohl does not own client files Kassab affirmative_defense Under Texas law, clients own their files, not attorneys. In re McCann; In re George; Tex. Disc. R. 1.15. Precision's marketing lists owned by Precision per Favre testimony.
348 48 48 Unlawful acts doctrine / illegality Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl's illegal acts (barratry, UPL in multiple states) are inextricably intertwined with his claims. Cannot receive trade secret protection for information about ongoing illegal activities. Alderson; Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Johnson; Denson; Sharpe v. Turley; Truyen Luong.
349 48 48 Unauthorized practice of law bars recovery Kassab affirmative_defense Pohl practiced law without license in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida. Texas courts preclude recovery by those who practice profession without license (M.M.M. v. Mitchell; Farha v. Elam; Denson). Tex. Disc. R. 5.05.
350 48 48 Trade secret privilege to disclose illegal acts Kassab affirmative_defense Privilege to disclose trade secrets when disclosure relates to public health/safety, crime/tort, or substantial public concern. Merckle GmbH; Restatement (Third) of Unfair Competition § 40.
351 48 48 Impermissible damages — American Rule Kassab affirmative_defense Attorney's fees not recoverable as damages absent statute or contract (American Rule). Tony Gullo Motors; Akin Gump; Martin-Simon. Texas Supreme Court never adopted 'tort of another' exception. Even if applied, Pohl not wholly innocent (Per-Se Techs.; Pacesetter Pools).
352 48 48 No-evidence summary judgment — Conversion Kassab defense No evidence of: ownership/possession, unauthorized control, demand and refusal, damages.
353 48 48 No-evidence summary judgment — TUTSA Kassab defense No evidence of: trade secret ownership (lawyers don't own client files), misappropriation, proximate cause damages, reasonable measures to keep secret, willful/malicious intent.
354 48 48 No-evidence summary judgment — Conspiracy Kassab defense No evidence of: combination, object, meeting of minds, unlawful overt acts, proximate damages.

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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
);