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4	1	Background	Pohl is a lawyer who represented persons in motor vehicle accident claims and BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims. Pohl engaged Precision for public relations, evidence gathering, and client liaison services. Precision gained access to confidential information about up to 10,000 or more clients/prospective clients, including identities, contact information, fee agreements, legal forms, proprietary forms, internal emails, and marketing information. Favre, Precision, and Nicholson stole physical copies and computers, misappropriated electronic data. Favre secretly sold the stolen information to Kassab and Montague for $250,000 cash plus substantial bonuses. Kassab and Montague knew the information was stolen. Kassab used it to solicit Pohl's clients to bring barratry and other cases against Pohl. A prior federal lawsuit (No. 1:14-cv-381-KS-JCG, Southern District of Mississippi) was resolved by a Confidential Settlement Agreement in late April/early May 2017. The Settlement Agreement required return of all documents and deletion of all ESI. Nicholson simultaneously served as counsel for Favre/Precision in the settlement and co-counsel with Kassab/Montague in claims against Pohl.