issue_id,name,cluster,relevance,summary,kassab_position,pohl_position,result,appellate_status,authorities 2,Summary Judgment on Barratry Liability,Substantive,High,Kassab filed 3 MSJs (all denied); Pohl’s barratry partial MSJ went to trial.,No barratry occurred; client solicitation was proper marketing; no prohibited direct contact.,Undisputed evidence showed prohibited solicitation of clients within 31 days of incidents; per se violation of Penal Code § 38.12.,All Kassab MSJs denied. Pohl’s barratry MSJ proceeded to trial. Jury found barratry.,On appeal (1st COA No. 01-24-00220-CV). Opening brief filed Jan 2025.,Tex. Penal Code § 38.12; Tex. Gov’t Code § 82.065; Tex. R. Civ. P. 166a.