Legal Theories
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12 rows where filing_id = 48 and role = "affirmative_defense"
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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). |
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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
);