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citation_id ▼ filing_id case_name citation court year proposition cited_by
446 48 48 Lockett v. HB Zachry Co. 285 S.W.3d 63, 72 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2009 Texas courts recognize adoption of co-party's motion for summary judgment as procedurally legitimate Kassab
447 48 48 Kassab v. Pohl 612 S.W.3d 571, 578-79 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2020 Court of appeals characterized Pohl's claims as arising from Kassab's purchase of client list and mailing of attorney advertisements; conduct 'arose out of a commercial transaction involving the type of legal services Kassab provides' Kassab
448 48 48 Walker v. Williamson No. 1:14cv381-KS (and 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS) S.D. Miss. 2017 Mississippi federal litigation between Pohl and runners; referenced for background facts Kassab
449 48 48 Tex. Dep't of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda 133 S.W.3d 217, 228 Texas Supreme Court 2004 Purpose of summary judgment is to eliminate patently unmeritorious claims and untenable defenses Kassab
450 48 48 Lujan v. Navistar, Inc. 555 S.W.3d 79, 84 Texas Supreme Court 2018 Movant must show no genuine issue of material fact and entitlement to judgment as matter of law Kassab
451 48 48 Maldonado v. Maldonado 556 S.W.3d 407, 414 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2018 Genuine issue of material fact exists if more than scintilla of evidence produced Kassab
452 48 48 Ford Motor Co. v. Ridgway 135 S.W.3d 598, 600 Texas Supreme Court 2004 More than scintilla standard for genuine issue of material fact Kassab
453 48 48 Crampton v. Farris 596 S.W.3d 267, 274-76 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019 Allegations of wrongdoing in connection with prosecution of disciplinary actions are absolutely immune if predicated upon grievance filing; claim for destruction of evidence/property barred by Rule 17.09 Kassab
454 48 48 Burch v. State Bar of Tex. No. 07-19-00224-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 1409, at *3 Tex. App.—Amarillo 2020 Rule 17.09 immunity barred claims against commission attorneys for misconduct related to grievance proceeding Kassab
455 48 48 Landry's, Inc. v. Animal Legal Def. Fund 631 S.W.3d 40, 46-50 Texas Supreme Court 2021 Judicial proceedings privilege is absolute; covers statements in all aspects of proceedings; extends to communications preliminary to proposed judicial proceedings; protects communications 'necessary to set the judicial machinery in motion' Kassab
456 48 48 Crain v. Smith 22 S.W.3d 58, 62-63 Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2000 Pre-suit statements in letter protected by judicial proceedings privilege Kassab
457 48 48 Laub v. Pesikoff 979 S.W.2d 686, 691 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1998 Privilege extends beyond defamation when essence of claim is damages flowing from communications in judicial proceeding; applied to intentional interference, civil conspiracy, IIED, negligence, constitutional violations Kassab
458 48 48 Tex. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ray Ferguson Interests, Inc. No. 01-02-00807-CV, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS 2001, at *27-28 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006 Absolute privilege applied to deceptive insurance practices claim because theory of damages was based on allegations made in judicial proceeding Kassab
459 48 48 Bradt v. West 892 S.W.2d 56, 72 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992 Attorney does not have right of recovery under any cause of action against another attorney arising from conduct in discharge of duties representing a party Kassab
460 48 48 Youngkin v. Hines 546 S.W.3d 675, 681-82 Texas Supreme Court 2018 Attorney immune from liability to nonclients for conduct within scope of representation; inquiry focuses on kind of conduct not alleged wrongfulness; labeling conduct 'fraudulent' does not remove it from scope Kassab
461 48 48 Bethel v. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C. 595 S.W.3d 651, 657 Texas Supreme Court 2020 Criminal conduct is not categorically excepted from protections of attorney civil immunity when connected with representing client in litigation Kassab
462 48 48 Cantey Hanger, LLP v. Byrd 467 S.W.3d 477, 483, 485 Texas Supreme Court 2015 Attorney's conduct may be wrongful but still fall within scope of client representation; attorney immune from conduct after litigation ended Kassab
463 48 48 Taylor v. Tolbert 644 S.W.3d 637, 642-49 Texas Supreme Court 2022 NEW AUTHORITY: Conduct prohibited by statute is subject to attorney immunity if statute does not expressly or by necessary implication abrogate the immunity defense; attorney could not be held civilly liable for conduct 'criminal in nature' committed while discharging duties to client Kassab
464 48 48 Haynes & Boone, LLP v. NFTD, LLC 631 S.W.3d 65, 78-79, 81 Texas Supreme Court 2021 Attorney immunity applies to claims based on conduct outside the litigation context; applied to lawyer conduct committed as part of business transaction Kassab
465 48 48 Highland Capital Mgmt., LP v. Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. No. 05-15-00055-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 442, at *10-11 Tex. App.—Dallas 2016 Attorney immunity applied to claim of malicious conduct regarding illegal acquisition of proprietary/confidential information known to be stolen Kassab
466 48 48 Clayton v. Oldcastle Materials Tex., Inc. No. 09-18-00063-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1112, at *12, 15 Tex. App.—Beaumont 2019 Attorney immunity applied to selling legal services and subsequent conduct in representing clients Kassab
467 48 48 Schlumberger Tech. Corp. v. Pasko 544 S.W.3d 830, 833-34 Texas Supreme Court 2018 Defendant moving for summary judgment on limitations must conclusively establish elements: when cause of action accrued and negate discovery rule Kassab
468 48 48 KPMG Peat Marwick v. Harrison Cnty. Hous. Fin. Corp. 988 S.W.2d 746, 748 Texas Supreme Court 1999 Defendant must conclusively prove accrual and negate discovery rule for limitations defense Kassab
469 48 48 United Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. First St. Hosp. LP 570 S.W.3d 323, 335 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2018 Cause of action accrues when tortious act committed and caused injury, or when facts authorize seeking judicial remedy Kassab
470 48 48 Provident Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. Knott 128 S.W.3d 211, 221 Texas Supreme Court 2003 Determining accrual date is a question of law Kassab
471 48 48 Gen. Universal Sys. v. HAL Inc. 500 F.3d 444, 451 5th Circuit 2007 TUTSA explicitly precludes treating trade secret misappropriation as continuing tort Kassab
472 48 48 Guajardo v. Freddie Records, Inc. No. CV H-10-02024, 2014 WL 12603179, at *2 S.D. Tex. 2014 Texas Legislature decided not to make trade secret misappropriation a continuing tort Kassab
473 48 48 Bianco v. Globus Med., Inc. 53 F. Supp. 3d 929, 938 E.D. Tex. 2014 Tort of misappropriation under Texas law occurs at the moment of misappropriation Kassab
474 48 48 Agar Corp. v. Electro Circuits Int'l, LLC 565 S.W.3d 12, 19-21 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016 Subsequent sale of stolen trade secrets does not restart limitations; continuing injury from each sale is not a continuing tort — the act that caused injury was the original misappropriation Kassab
475 48 48 Agar Corp., Inc. v. Electro Circuits Int'l, LLC 580 S.W.3d 136, 138, 144 Texas Supreme Court 2019 Civil conspiracy claim accrues when underlying tort accrues and shares same limitations period; conspiracy is derivative liability theory Kassab
476 48 48 Rogers v. Ardella Veigel Inter Vivos Trust No. 2 162 S.W.3d 281, 290 Tex. App.—Amarillo 2005 Continuing tort does not arise from copyrighting a song and repeatedly selling it Kassab
477 48 48 Wells Fargo Bank Nw., N.A. v. RPK Capital XVI, L.L.C. 360 S.W.3d 691, 700 Tex. App.—Dallas 2012 Limitations for conversion begins at time of unlawful taking Kassab
478 48 48 Title Source, Inc. v. HouseCanary, Inc. 612 S.W.3d 517, 527 Tex. App.—San Antonio 2020 To bring successful TUTSA claim, claimant must first show ownership of trade secret Kassab
479 48 48 Morgan v. Clements Fluids S. Tex., Inc. 589 S.W.3d 177, 186-87 Tex. App.—Tyler 2018 Elements of TUTSA claim; ownership requirement Kassab
480 48 48 Catania v. Garage de Le Paix, Inc. 542 S.W.2d 239, 242 Tex. Civ. App.—Tyler 1976 Plaintiff who has not shown title or right to possession cannot maintain conversion suit Kassab
481 48 48 In re McCann 422 S.W.3d 701, 704-05 Tex. Crim. App. 2013 Texas Supreme Court recognized attorney is agent of client and client owns contents of file Kassab
482 48 48 Thomson v. Findlater Hardware Co. 205 S.W. 831, 832 Texas Supreme Court 1918 Client ownership of file contents Kassab
483 48 48 In re George 28 S.W.3d 511, 516 Texas Supreme Court 2000 Attorney is agent of client; work product generated by attorney in representing client belongs to client Kassab
484 48 48 Hebisen v. State 615 S.W.2d 866 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1981 'Property' in disciplinary rules means client's papers and documents in lawyer's file Kassab
485 48 48 Resolution Tr. Corp. v. H___, P.C. 128 F.R.D. 647, 648 N.D. Tex. 1989 Entire contents of law firm's files concerning client representation belong to client, including work product Kassab
486 48 48 Trammel Crow Co. No. 60 v. Harkinson 944 S.W.2d 631, 635 Texas Supreme Court 1997 Civil conspiracy claim requires showing defendant liable for underlying tort Kassab
487 48 48 Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Johnson 9 S.W. 602, 602-03 Texas Supreme Court 1888 Origin of Unlawful Acts Rule: no action will lie if plaintiff requires aid from illegal transaction Kassab
488 48 48 McNally v. McNally No. 02-18-00142-CV, 2020 WL 5241189, at *10 Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2020 Unlawful Acts Rule remains good law; claims barred if inextricably intertwined with illegal act Kassab
489 48 48 Andrew Shebay & Co., P.L.L.C. v. Bishop 429 S.W.3d 644, 648-49 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013 Unlawful acts rule applies where claims inextricably intertwined with illegal act Kassab
490 48 48 Dover v. Baker, Brown, Sharman & Parker 859 S.W.2d 441, 450-51 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993 Unlawful acts rule deters unlawful acts; can apply even if defendant also committed unlawful act Kassab
491 48 48 Truyen Luong v. McAllister No. 01-17-00198-CV, 2018 WL 3651103, at *3-4 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2018 Summary judgment affirmed under Unlawful Acts Rule where solicitation was essential purpose of fee-sharing agreement; barratry contract void for illegality Kassab
492 48 48 Sharpe v. Turley 191 S.W.3d 362, 363-69 Tex. App.—Dallas 2006 Summary judgment granted under Unlawful Acts Rule where plaintiff's claim to property was founded on unlawful taking Kassab
493 48 48 Alderson v. United States 718 F. Supp. 2d 1186, 1200 C.D. Cal. 2010 Cannot receive trade secret protection for information about ongoing illegal activities; 'there simply cannot be any trade secret about ongoing illegality' Kassab
494 48 48 Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. 416 U.S. 470, 481-82 U.S. Supreme Court 1974 Underlying justification of trade secrets law includes maintenance of standards of commercial ethics Kassab
495 48 48 Merckle GmbH v. Johnson & Johnson 961 F. Supp. 721, 733 D.N.J. 1997 Privilege to disclose trade secrets when related to public health/safety, crime/tort, or substantial public concern; similar to whistleblower statutes Kassab
496 48 48 Denson v. Dallas Cnty. Credit Union 262 S.W.3d 846, 855 Tex. App.—Dallas 2008 Unlawful Acts Rule bars tort claims inextricably intertwined with illegal unlicensed business; will not allow indirect profit from prohibited business Kassab
497 48 48 M.M.M., Inc. v. Mitchell 265 S.W.2d 584, 585-86 Texas Supreme Court 1954 Engineer precluded from recovering fee while practicing without current license Kassab
498 48 48 Farha v. Elam 385 S.W.2d 692, 695 Tex. Civ. App.—Fort Worth 1964 Recovery denied for person practicing architecture without license; purpose of licensure is safeguarding public Kassab
499 48 48 In re Williamson 838 So.2d 226, 234 Miss. Supreme Court 2002 Practice of law in Mississippi defined as 'as little as advising a person of his legal rights' Kassab
500 48 48 Forbes v. St. Martin 145 So.3d 1184 Miss. App. 2013 Practice of law includes solicitation of clients and investigation of potential claims Kassab
501 48 48 In re Guirard 11 So.3d 1017 La. Supreme Court 2009 Against Louisiana law for non-licensed persons to solicit and sign up clients or investigate claims Kassab
502 48 48 Davis v. Alabama State Bar 676 So.2d 306 Ala. Supreme Court 1996 Unauthorized practice of law in Alabama includes soliciting, interviewing, and signing up clients Kassab
503 48 48 The Florida Bar v. Meserve 372 So.2d 1373 Fla. Supreme Court 1979 Practice of law includes soliciting and interviewing clients; assisting unauthorized practice is also violation Kassab
504 48 48 Brumfield v. Williamson 634 S.W.3d 170 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2021 Barratry lawsuit against Pohl dismissed on limitations Kassab
505 48 48 Gandy v. Williamson 634 S.W.3d 214, 219 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2021 Barratry lawsuit against Pohl dismissed on limitations Kassab
506 48 48 Cheatham v. Pohl No. 01-20-00046-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 649, at *25-26 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2022 Court of appeals reversed summary judgment for Pohl because evidence showed 'barratry scheme' Kassab
507 48 48 Sw. Energy Prod. Co. v. Berry-Helfand 491 S.W.3d 699, 710-11 Texas Supreme Court 2016 TUTSA damages comprise lost profits, defendant's profits, value investor would pay, development costs avoided, reasonable royalty Kassab
508 48 48 Sunchase IV Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Atkinson 643 S.W.3d 420, 422 Texas Supreme Court 2022 Whether party entitled to attorney's fees is a question of law Kassab
509 48 48 Martin-Simon v. Womack 68 S.W.3d 793, 797-98 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001 Attorney's fees from prior litigation generally not recoverable as damages absent agreement Kassab
510 48 48 Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v. Chapa 212 S.W.3d 299, 310-11 Texas Supreme Court 2006 American Rule: attorney's fees not allowed unless authorized by statute or contract; 'so venerable and ubiquitous' it is known as the American Rule Kassab
511 48 48 Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. Nat'l Dev. & Research Corp. 299 S.W.3d 106, 119 Texas Supreme Court 2009 Texas Supreme Court declined to address whether 'tort of another' exception should be adopted Kassab
512 48 48 Alvarez v. Agyemang No. 02-19-00301-CV, 2020 WL 719440, at *3 Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2020 Equitable exception does not allow recovery of attorney's fees absent contract or statute; Texas Supreme Court's language indicates equity does not extend this far Kassab
513 48 48 Riner v. Neumann 353 S.W.3d 312, 323 Tex. App.—Dallas 2011 Declined to adopt new equitable exception to American Rule given Supreme Court's faithful adherence Kassab
514 48 48 Naschke v. Gulf Coast Conference 187 S.W.3d 653, 655 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006 Declined to adopt 'tort of another' exception; not at liberty to adopt theory not enacted by Legislature or adopted by Supreme Court Kassab
515 48 48 Massey v. Columbus State Bank 35 S.W.3d 697, 701 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001 First Court of Appeals recognized equitable 'tort of another' exception (pre-Tony Gullo) Kassab
516 48 48 Stumhoffer v. Perales 459 S.W.3d 158, 168 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2015 Texas has long adhered to American Rule; attorney's fees not recoverable from opposing party absent statute or contract Kassab
517 48 48 Per-Se Techs., Inc. v. Sybase, Inc. No. 01-03-01293-CV, 2005 WL 1539291, at *8 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005 Under 'tort of another' exception, party not entitled to recover attorney's fees if not wholly innocent Kassab
518 48 48 Pacesetter Pools, Inc. v. Pierce Homes, Inc. 86 S.W.3d 827, 834-35 Tex. App.—Austin 2002 Court properly refused to award fees to plaintiff found partly negligent in underlying suit Kassab
519 48 48 Dayton Hudson Corp. v. Eldridge 742 S.W.2d 482, 488 Tex. App.—Dallas 1987 Not innocent party forced to incur costs; fees not recoverable as damages Kassab
520 48 48 Conmar Products Corp. v. Universal Slide Fastener Co. 172 F.2d 150 2d Circuit 1949 No remedy for period subsequent to disclosure of trade secret Kassab
521 48 48 Carboline Co. v. Jarboe 454 S.W.2d 540 Mo. Supreme Court 1970 Monetary relief limited to period it would have taken to discover trade secret without misappropriation Kassab
522 48 48 Howell v. Hilton Hotels 84 S.W.3d 708, 711-12 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2002 Burden shifts to non-movant to produce evidence raising fact issue on challenged elements Kassab
523 48 48 Boales v. Brighton Builders, Inc. 29 S.W.3d 159, 164 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2000 Evidence so weak as to create 'mere surmise or suspicion' is no evidence at all Kassab
524 48 48 Marathon Corp. v. Pitzner 106 S.W.3d 724, 727-28 Texas Supreme Court 2003 Some suspicion linked to other suspicion produces only more suspicion, not some evidence Kassab
525 48 48 Johnson v. Brewer & Pritchard, P.C. 73 S.W.3d 193, 210 Texas Supreme Court 2002 Suspicion standard cited for no-evidence MSJ Kassab
526 48 48 Freezia v. IS Storage Venture, LLC 474 S.W.3d 379, 386-87 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015 Elements of conversion: ownership/possession, unauthorized control, demand and refusal Kassab
527 48 48 Wiese v. Pro Am Svcs. Inc. 317 S.W.3d 857, 862 Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010 Conversion damages: return of property plus loss of use, or value of property Kassab
528 48 48 Malone v. PLH Group, Inc. No. 01-19-00016-CV, 2020 WL 1680058, at *5 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2020 TUTSA elements: owned trade secret, misappropriated, proximately caused damages Kassab
529 48 48 Tri v. J.T.T. 162 S.W.3d 552, 556 Texas Supreme Court 2005 Five elements of civil conspiracy: combination, object, meeting of minds, unlawful overt acts, proximate damages Kassab
530 48 48 Haynes v. Bryan No. 01-20-00685-CV, 2022 WL 2024837, at *4 Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2022 Civil conspiracy elements Kassab
531 48 48 Kindred v. Conn/Chem., Inc. 650 S.W.2d 61, 63 Texas Supreme Court 1983 No-evidence standard cited Kassab

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CREATE TABLE citations (
    citation_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
    case_name TEXT,
    citation TEXT,
    court TEXT,
    year INTEGER,
    proposition TEXT,
    cited_by TEXT
);