issue_id,name,cluster,relevance,summary,kassab_position,pohl_position,result,appellate_status,authorities
4,Responsible Third-Party Designations,Damages,High,"Kassab filed 4 RTP motions; only Favre/Precision designation granted (Aug 2023, one week before trial).",Settled co-defendants Favre and Precision Marketing bore proportionate responsibility for Pohl’s damages.,"RTP designation untimely, procedurally improper, and designed to confuse jury on proportionate responsibility.","RTP designation of Favre/Precision granted Aug 14, 2023 (Kassab’s only procedural win). Jury still found Kassab liable.",May be challenged on appeal (timing/prejudice). Jury verdict mooted practical effect.,Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 33.004; Tex. R. Civ. P. 194.
6,Exemplary Damages (Unanimous Finding),Damages,High,$3M exemplary damages awarded unanimously by jury (2x compensatory).,Conduct did not rise to level warranting exemplary damages; ratio excessive.,"Kassab’s conduct was knowing, intentional, and malicious; barratry is inherently egregious conduct justifying punitive award.","$3,000,000 exemplary damages (unanimous). Approximately 2x compensatory. Court entered judgment on verdict.",Under appeal. Kassab challenges ratio and evidentiary support.,"Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.003; BMW of N. Am., Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996)."
7,Attorney’s Fee Recovery,Damages,Moderate,"$1.23M in attorney’s fees awarded through trial, plus conditional appellate fees.",Fees excessive and unreasonable; lodestar analysis inflated.,"Fees reasonable given 5+ years of contested litigation, multiple MSJ rounds, and trial. Supported by fee affidavit.","$1,232,013 awarded through trial. Conditional appellate fees of $175K–$375K.",Under appeal. Reasonableness and necessity challenged.,"Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.001; Rohrmoos Venture v. UTSW DVA Healthcare, LLP, 578 S.W.3d 469 (Tex. 2019)."